Microwave emission brightness temperature histograms (METH) Rain rates for climate studies: Remote sensing systems SSM/I version-6 results

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-123

  Chiu, Long S ^a,b   Chokngamwong, Roongroj ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; GRAPHIC METHODS; LUMINANCE; MICROWAVE SENSORS; MICROWAVES; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM SATELLITES; EMPIRICAL MODE DECOMPOSITION; GLOBAL PRECIPITATION CLIMATOLOGY PROJECTS; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM; SOUTH PACIFIC CONVERGENCE ZONES; SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGERS;

RAIN;

ALGORITHM; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; HISTOGRAM; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 77953529027     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2204.1     Document Type: Article

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