Daily hydrological modeling in the Amazon basin using TRMM rainfall estimates

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 360, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 207-216

  Collischonn, Bruno ^a,b   Collischonn, Walter ^a   Tucci, Carlos Eduardo Morelli ^a  

^a Instituto de Pesquisas Hidraulicas   (Brazil)

^b Ministerio do Meio Ambiente Brazil   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon basin; Satellite estimated precipitation; TRMM

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; GAGES; HYDRAULIC MODELS; INTERPOLATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SPACE OPTICS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

AMAZON BASIN; RAIN GAUGES; SATELLITE-ESTIMATED PRECIPITATION; TRMM;

RAIN;

HYDROGRAPH; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INTERPOLATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRIBUTARY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AMAZON BASIN; BRAZIL; PARA [BRAZIL]; SANTAREM [PARA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 51449122498     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.07.032     Document Type: Article

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