Verification of high-resolution satellite-based rainfall estimates around japan using a gauge-calibrated ground-radar dataset

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 87 A, Issue , 2009, Pages 203-222

  Kubota, Takuji ^a   Ushio, Tomoo ^b   Shige, Shoichi ^c   Kida, Satoshi ^c   Kachi, Misako ^a   Okamoto, Ken'ichi ^d  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^d TOTTORI UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; INTERPOLATION; OROGRAPHY; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SATELLITE SENSOR; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 70349350712     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.87a.203     Document Type: Article

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