SEVIRI rainfall retrieval and validation using weather radar observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 21, 2009, Pages

  Roebeling, R A ^a   Holleman, I ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ERRORS; GAGES; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; PUMPING PLANTS; RADAR; THERMODYNAMICS;

ACCUMULATED RAINFALL; CLOUD TOP HEIGHTS; CONDENSED WATER; DATA SETS; DETECTION METHODS; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; FALSE ALARMS; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATION PERIOD; OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES; PIXEL LEVEL; PRECIPITATING CLOUDS; PRECIPITATION PROPERTIES; RAIN GAUGES; RAIN RATE RETRIEVAL; RAIN RATES; SPATIAL EXTENT; SPINNING ENHANCED VISIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGER; STANDARD ERRORS; STUDY AREAS; WEATHER RADAR DATA; WEATHER RADARS;

RAIN;

ALGORITHM; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CORRELATION; DATA SET; DOPPLER RADAR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RAINFALL;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 72049102862     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012102     Document Type: Article

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