Evaluation of PERSIANN-CCS rainfall measurement using the NAME event rain gauge network

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 469-482

  Hong, Yang ^a,b,c   Gochis, David ^d   Cheng, Jiang Tao ^a   Hsu, Kuo Lin ^a   Sorooshian, Soroosh ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

^b Goddard Earth Science and Technology Center   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; REMOTE SENSING;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34447631519     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM574.1     Document Type: Article

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