Validation of western and eastern Pacific rainfall estimates from the TRMM PR using a radiative transfer model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Shige, S ^a   Watanabe, T ^a   Sasaki, H ^a   Kubota, T ^b   Kida, S ^a   Okamoto, K ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RAIN; RAIN GAGES;

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; EASTERN PACIFIC; MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; PRECIPITATION RADAR; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; RAINFALL ESTIMATES; TRMM MICROWAVE IMAGER; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; WESTERN PACIFIC;

WIND EFFECTS;

ALGORITHM; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST); PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 71549119941     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009002     Document Type: Article

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