Vertical variations of rain intensity in different rainy periods in and around Bangladesh derived from TRMM observations

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 273-279

  Islam, Md Nazrul ^a   Uyeda, Hiroshi ^b  

^a BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Echo top; Intensity variation; Monsoon; Post monsoon; Pre monsoon; Rainfall; TRMM

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ESTIMATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RAIN GAGES;

MONSOON; RADAR ECHO TOPS; RAIN INTENSITY;

RAIN;

MONSOON; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; BAY OF BENGAL; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 39549119138     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1585     Document Type: Article

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