The 183-WSL fast rain rate retrieval algorithm. Part I: Retrieval design.

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 443-461

  Laviola, Sante ^a   Levizzani, Vincenzo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydrology; Meteorology; Microwave radiometry; Precipitation; Rain rate; Remote sensing; Weather satellite

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION LINES; ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNITS; ATMOSPHERIC PROFILE; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE; CLOUD DROPLETS; CONVECTIVE RAIN; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FAST ALGORITHMS; GODDARD PROFILING; HUMIDITY SOUNDERS; LOGISTIC FUNCTIONS; METOP-A; MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY; MIDLATITUDES; NOWCASTING; PRECIPITATION; PROBABILITY OF DETECTION; RADAR NETWORK; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; RAIN DROPS; RAIN RATE; RAIN RATE RETRIEVAL; RAIN RATES; RAINFALL FIELDS; RETRIEVAL METHODS; SATELLITE DATA; SCATTERING INDICES; SEA SURFACES; SNOW COVERS; TOTAL RAINFALL; TRANSITION REGIONS; WATER VAPOUR; WEATHER MONITORING;

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGY; MICROWAVE ACOUSTIC DEVICES; MICROWAVES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; RAIN GAGES; REMOTE SENSING; SNOW; WATER; WATER ABSORPTION; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

RAIN;

ALGORITHM; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLOUD DROPLET; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; HURRICANE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; NOAA SATELLITE; NOWCASTING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 79451470485     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.11.013     Document Type: Article

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