Convective activity in Mato Grosso state (Brazil) from microwave satellite observations: Comparisons between AMSU and TRMM data sets

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 16, 2012, Pages

  Funatsu, Beatriz M ^a,b   Dubreuil, Vincent ^b   Claud, Chantal ^c   Arvor, Damien ^d   Gan, Manoel A ^e  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ RENNES 2   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^d IRD   (France)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY;

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNITS; ANNUAL CYCLE; CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY; DATA SETS; DIURNAL CYCLE; DRY SEASONS; FORESTED AREA; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; LAND COVER; LOCAL TIME; MATO GROSSO; MICROWAVE IMAGERS; MICROWAVE OBSERVATIONS; MICROWAVE SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; PRECIPITATION RADAR; RAINY SEASONS; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS;

RAIN;

AMPLITUDE; ANNUAL VARIATION; DATA SET; LAND COVER; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES; TRMM;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO;

EID: 84865741795     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017259     Document Type: Article

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