Validation of rain/no-rain threshold value of cloud liquid water for microwave precipitation retrieval algorithm using CloudSat precipitation product

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7152, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Kida, Satoshi ^a   Shige, Shoichi ^a   Manabe, Takeshi ^a   L'ecuyer, Tristain S ^b   Liu, Guosheng ^c  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amsr e; Cloud liquid water; CloudSat; Cpr; Microwave precipitation retrieval algorithm; Rain no rain classification

Indexed keywords

AMSR-E; CLOUD LIQUID WATER; CLOUDSAT; CPR; RAIN/NO-RAIN CLASSIFICATION;

ALGORITHMS; CLOUDS; LIQUIDS; MICROWAVES; PARAMETERIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; STORMS;

RAIN;

EID: 69949107907     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.804924     Document Type: Conference Paper

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