A MODIS dual spectral rain algorithm

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1305-1323

  Yan, Hao ^a   Yang, Song ^b  

^a NATIONAL SATELLITE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER   (China)

^b George Mason University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALGORITHMS; CLOUDS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIAMETER (MODIS); MULTIREGRESSION CURVES;

RAIN;

ALGORITHM; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; DATA SET; MODIS; RAINFALL; REFLECTANCE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 35548936858     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2541.1     Document Type: Article

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