Satellite rainfall uncertainty estimation using an artificial neural network

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1397-1412

  Bellerby, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; MODELING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; RAINFALL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 38749151321     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JHM846.1     Document Type: Article

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