Uncertainties in oceanic radar rain maps at Kwajalein and implications for satellite validation

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1114-1132

  Houze Jr , Robert A ^a   Brodzik, Stacy ^a   Schumacher, Courtney ^a   Yuter, Sandra E ^a   Williams, Christopher R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ESTIMATION; MAPS; RADAR; RAIN; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GROUND VALIDATION RADARS; OCEANIC RADAR RAIN MAPS; OCEANIC SITES; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM);

METEOROLOGY;

CALIBRATION; DATA PROCESSING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 3543098971     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2004)043<1114:UIORRM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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