Changes in the trmm version-5 and version-6 precipitation radar products due to orbit boost

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 87 A, Issue , 2009, Pages 93-107

  Liao, Liang ^a   Meneghini, Robert ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 71549144446     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.87a.93     Document Type: Article

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