Evaluation of satellite-based precipitation estimation over Iran

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 205-219

  Katiraie Boroujerdy, Pari Sima ^a   Nasrollahi, Nasrin ^b   Hsu, Kuo lin ^b   Sorooshian, Soroosh ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Remote sensing; Satellite precipitation

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGY; PIXEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINGAUGE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TRMM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VALUATION;

CASPIAN SEA; ZAGROS;

EID: 84881004304     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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