Validation of the abrupt change in GPCP precipitation in the Congo River Basin

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 110-119

  Yin, Xungang ^a   Gruber, Arnold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Gauge; GPCP; Precipitation trend; Satellite; The Congo River Basin

Indexed keywords

ABRUPT CHANGE; DATA SETS; EAST COAST; GAUGE; GLOBAL PRECIPITATION CLIMATOLOGY PROJECTS; MEAN PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION TRENDS; RIVER BASINS; SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES; SPATIAL GRADIENTS;

CLIMATOLOGY; GAGES; RIVERS; SATELLITES; WATERSHEDS;

RIVER BASIN PROJECTS;

DETECTION METHOD; ESTIMATION METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINGAUGE; SATELLITE DATA;

AFRICA; CONGO BASIN;

EID: 72649098120     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1875     Document Type: Article

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