Estimation of rainfall from infrared-microwave satellite data for basin-scale hydrologic modelling

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2068-2086

  Kalinga, Oscar Anthony ^a   Gan, Thian Yew ^b  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gauge rainfall data; Infrared brightness temperature; Microwave brightness temperature; Radar; Satellite rainfall

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CLOUD-TOP TEMPERATURES; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; HEAVY RAINFALL; HYDROLOGIC MODELLING; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; INFRARED BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; IR IMAGES; MICROWAVE BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE RAINFALL; MICROWAVE SATELLITE DATA; POINT MEASUREMENT; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; RADAR DATA; RADAR RAINFALL; RADAR SATELLITES; RAIN GAUGE DATA; RAINFALL DATA; RAINFALL ESTIMATES; RAINFALL FIELDS; RAINFALL RATES; SATELLITE RAINFALL DATA; SATELLITE SENSORS; SLOPE TECHNIQUE; SPATIAL RAINFALL; SPATIAL SCALE; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION; THRESHOLD TEMPERATURES; TIME STEP;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAGES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; INFRARED IMAGING; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MICROWAVE SENSORS; MICROWAVES; RADAR; RAIN GAGES; SATELLITES; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW; TEMPERATURE;

RAIN;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFRARED IMAGERY; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PIXEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR IMAGERY; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SATELLITE DATA; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 77954366008     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7626     Document Type: Article

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