Assessing satellite-based precipitation estimates in the Southern Appalachian mountains using rain gauges and TRMM PR

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 25, Issue , 2010, Pages 143-153

  Prat, O P ^a   Barros, A P ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

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EID: 79958753958     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-25-143-2010     Document Type: Article

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