A physically based satellite rainfall estimation method using fluid dynamics modelling

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 5851-5862

  Tapiador, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; IMAGE PROCESSING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PIXELS; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CLOUD-TOP TEMPERATURES; IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; PASSIVE MICROWAVES; RAINFALL ESTIMATIONS; SATELLITE RAINFALL ESTIMATION; SUBPIXEL RESOLUTION;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PIXEL; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 52649094986     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160802029677     Document Type: Article

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