Transitioning from CRD to CDRD in Bayesian retrieval of rainfall from satellite passive microwave measurements: Part 3-Identification of optimal meteorological tags

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1185-1208

  Smith, E A ^a   Leung, H W Y ^b   Elsner, J B ^c   Mehta, A V ^d   Tripoli, G J ^e   Casella, D ^f   Dietrich, S ^f   Mugnai, A ^f   Panegrossi, G ^f   Sano P ^f  

^a Center for Research on the Changing Earth System (CRCES)   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DATABASE; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE FLUX; POTENTIAL ENERGY; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RAINFALL; SATELLITE; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

EID: 84879247221     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-13-1185-2013     Document Type: Article

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