On the quantification of oceanic rainfall using spaceborne sensors

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 20, 2012, Pages

  Behrangi, Ali ^a   Lebsock, Matthew ^a   Wong, Sun ^a   Lambrigtsen, Bjorn ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84868031085     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017979     Document Type: Article

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