Comparison of high-resolution TRMM-based precipitation products during tropical cyclones in the North Indian Ocean

Natural Hazards

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 689-701

  Prakash, Satya ^a   Mahesh, C ^a   Gairola, R M ^a   Pal, P K ^a  

^a Indian Space Research Organization Space Application Centre   (India)

Author keywords

North Indian Ocean; Precipitation; Precipitation Radar; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; IMAGE RESOLUTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SATELLITE DATA; TRMM; TROPICAL CYCLONE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND FIELD;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84856371051     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-0055-7     Document Type: Article

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