Developing an online information system prototype for global satellite precipitation algorithm validation and intercomparison

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2581-2589

  Liu, Zhong ^a,b   Rui, Hualan ^a,c   Teng, William ^a,d   Chiu, Long ^a,b   Leptoukh, Gregory ^a   Kempler, Steven ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ADNET SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

^d Wyle Information Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM VALIDATION; ALGORITHMIC APPROACH; CUSTOMIZED INFORMATION; DATA SOURCE; GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MISSIONS; INTERCOMPARISONS; NEAR-REAL TIME; ONLINE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POINTS OF INTEREST; PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS; PRODUCT QUALITY; REGIONAL SCALE; RESEARCH AND APPLICATION; SATELLITE PRECIPITATION; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NASA; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RAIN; SATELLITES;

ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SATELLITE IMAGERY; SATELLITE MISSION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 77952513876     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2244.1     Document Type: Article

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