Very high resolution rainfall patterns measured by TRMM precipitation radar: Seasonal and diurnal cycles

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 239-258

  Biasutti, Michela ^a   Yuter, Sandra E ^b   Burleyson, Casey D ^b   Sobel, Adam H ^c,d  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Climatology; Rainfall; TRMM

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DATA SET; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TRMM;

EID: 84862982916     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1146-6     Document Type: Article

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