Real-time bias reduction for satellite-based precipitation estimates

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1275-1285

  Tian, Yudong ^a,b   Peters Lidard, Christa D ^b   Eylander, John B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Air Force Weather Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; Bias; Precipitation; Satellite observations; Statistical techniques

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; NOAA SATELLITE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINGAUGE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651431142     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JHM1246.1     Document Type: Article

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