Evaluating geostatistical methods of blending satellite and gauge data to estimate near real-time daily rainfall for Australia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 493, Issue , 2013, Pages 105-114

  Chappell, Adrian ^a,c   Renzullo, Luigi H ^a   Raupach, Tim J ^a   Haylock, Malcolm ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Partner Reinsurance Company   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cokriging; Gauge; Geostatistics; Precipitation; Rainfall intermittency; Satellite

Indexed keywords

CHANGE-OF-SUPPORT PROBLEMS; CO-KRIGING; ESTIMATION PERFORMANCE; GEO-STATISTICS; GEOSTATISTICAL METHOD; INTERMITTENCY; STATISTICAL MEASURES; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS;

BLENDING; ESTIMATION; GAGES; LASERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN GAGES; SATELLITES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RAIN;

DIURNAL VARIATION; GEOSTATISTICS; KRIGING; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; REAL TIME; SATELLITE DATA; TRMM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84877912861     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.04.024     Document Type: Article

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