Comparison of gauge-corrected versus non-gauge corrected satellite-based quantitative precipitation estimates during the 2004 NAME enhanced observing period

Atmosfera

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-98

  Gochis, D J ^a   Nesbitt, S W ^b   Yu, W ^a   Williams, S F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrologic modeling; Land data assimilation; M xico; North American Monsoon; Precipitation; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; ERROR CORRECTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GAUGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING BIAS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 60149084372     PISSN: 01876236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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