Using the NDVI as auxiliary data for rapid quality assessment of rainfall estimates in africa

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3249-3265

  Rojas, O ^a   Rembold, F ^a   Delince J ^a   Leo O ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN GAGES; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VEGETATION;

CALIBRATION AND VALIDATIONS; GLOBAL CIRCULATION MODEL; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL ESTIMATES; RAPID DETECTION; VEGETATION MONITORING;

RAIN;

CALIBRATION; DATA SET; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MODEL VALIDATION; NDVI; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AFRICA;

EID: 79960052124     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161003698260     Document Type: Article

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