An algorithm for blending multiple satellite precipitation estimates with in situ precipitation measurements in Canada

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 21, 2011, Pages

  Lin, Achan ^a   Wang, Xiaolan L ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BLENDING; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; INTERPOLATION;

BIAS REMOVAL; DATA SETS; FREQUENCY BIAS; IN-SITU; IN-SITU PRECIPITATION; KRIGING ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SATELLITES; NORTHERN CANADA; PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT; ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE ERRORS; SKILL SCORE; TRAINING DATA SETS;

GAGES;

ALGORITHM; GAUGE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; KRIGING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

EID: 81255210943     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016359     Document Type: Article

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