GPS and satellite meteorology for understanding monsoon dynamics over the Indian sub-continent

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 313, 2007, Pages 33-39

  Prasad, Anup ^a   Singh, Ramesh ^a,b   Singh, Shatrughan ^a   Nanda, Dip ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GPS; MODIS; Monsoon; Rainfall; Surface temperature; TRMM; Water vapour

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; DROUGHT; DYNAMICS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EARTH SCIENCES; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; SPECTROMETERS; VAPORS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER VAPOR;

GPS; MODIS; MONSOON; RAINFALL; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TRMM; WATER VAPOUR;

WATER RESOURCES;

GPS; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MODIS; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADIATION BALANCE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 55749083222     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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