A ground validation network for the global precipitation measurement mission

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-319

  Schwaller, Mathew R ^a   Robert Morris, K ^a,b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Precipitation; Radar observations; Satellite observations

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION CORRECTION; AUSTRALIA; CONVECTIVE RAIN; DATA TYPE; GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT MISSIONS; GROUND RADARS; GROUND VALIDATION SYSTEMS; GROUND VALIDATIONS; PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION DATA; PRECIPITATION RADAR; PRECIPITATION RETRIEVALS; RADAR DATA; RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RADAR REFLECTIVITY FACTOR; RAIN EVENTS; RAIN RATES; RAINFALL EVENT; RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS; SAMPLE VOLUME; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SATELLITE TRACKS; SPACECRAFT DATA; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ALGORITHMS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; NASA; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RAIN GAGES; REFLECTION; SATELLITES; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE SHUTTLES;

RAIN;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE MISSION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

AUSTRALIA; KOREA; KWAJALEIN ATOLL; MARSHALL ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954986230     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHA1403.1     Document Type: Article

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