Hydrological applications of satellite data 1. Rainfall estimation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 26517-26525

  Tsonis, A A ^a   Triantafyllou, G N ^a,c   Georgakakos, K P ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b HYDROLOGIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL FORECASTING; NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SATELLITE DATA;

USA, DES MOINES RIVER;

EID: 3743143833     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01654     Document Type: Article

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