New paradigm for statistical validation of satellite precipitation estimates: Application to a large sample of the TMPA 0.25° 3-hourly estimates over Oklahoma

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Villarini, Gabriele ^b   Krajewski, Witold F ^a   Smith, James A ^b  

^a IA United States   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADAR; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; SATELLITES; SOIL MOISTURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ERROR MODEL; GROUND BASED RADAR; OKLAHOMA; OKLAHOMA CITY; RAINFALL ESTIMATES; RANDOM UNCERTAINTIES; SATELLITE ERRORS; SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES; SATELLITE PRODUCTS; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; SPACE-BASED; STATISTICAL VALIDATION; TIME-SCALES; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ESTIMATION METHOD; MODEL VALIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68849126095     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011475     Document Type: Article

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