Spatiotemporal variation of rainfall over the central Himalayan region revealed by TRMM Precipitation Radar

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 22, 2012, Pages

  Shrestha, Dibas ^a   Singh, Prasamsa ^b   Nakamura, Kenji ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; RAIN GAGES;

HEAVY RAINFALL; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; HIMALAYAS; MIDDLE LAYER; MONSOON SEASON; NEAR-SURFACE; PRE-MONSOON; PRECIPITATION RADAR; RAIN RATES; RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS; RAINFALL DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; SUMMER MONSOON;

RAIN;

PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLOPE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

HIMALAYAS;

EID: 84870274906     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018140     Document Type: Article

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