Evaluation of model-derived and remotely sensed precipitation products for continental South America

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 16, 2006, Pages

  de Goncalves, L Gustavo Goncalves ^a,b   Shuttleworth, W James ^a   Nijssen, Bart ^a   Burke, Eleanor J ^c   Marengo, Jose A ^d   Chou, Sin Chan ^d   Houser, Paul ^e   Toll, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^e GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); REMOTE SENSING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING; ZONAL FLOW;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33847130154     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006276     Document Type: Article

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