Validation of satellite-based high-resolution rainfall products over the Korean Peninsula using data from a dense rain gauge network

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 701-714

  Sohn, B J ^a   Han, Hyo Jin ^a   Seo, Eun Kyoung ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kongju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS; CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTERS; DATA SETS; DIURNAL CYCLE; HIGH RESOLUTION; MORPHING METHODS; NETWORK DATA; PASSIVE MICROWAVES; PERSIANN; PRECIPITATION ESTIMATION FROM REMOTELY SENSED INFORMATION; PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS; RAIN EVENTS; RAIN GAUGE DATA; RAIN GAUGE NETWORKS; RAIN MEASUREMENT; RAIN RATES; REAL TIME; RMS ERRORS; SCATTER PLOTS; SOUTH KOREA; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUMMER SEASON; SURFACE OBSERVATION; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY; DATA PROCESSING; GAGES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; NEURAL NETWORKS; RAIN GAGES; REMOTE SENSING; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

RAIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; REAL TIME; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUMMER;

KOREA;

EID: 77955573855     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2266.1     Document Type: Article

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