Multivariate probability matching for microwave infrared combined rainfall algorithm (MICRA)

Advances in Global Change Research

Volumn 28, Issue , 2007, Pages 269-279

  Marzano, Frank S ^a   Cimini, Domenico ^a   Turk, F Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Background Process; Nominal Area; Passive Microwave; Probability Density Function; Rain Rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952533885     PISSN: 15740919     EISSN: 22151621     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5835-6_21     Document Type: Chapter

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