Evaluation and uncertainty estimation of NOAA/NSSL next-generation national mosaic quantitative precipitation estimation product (Q2) over the continental United States

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1308-1322

  Chen, Sheng ^a   Gourley, Jonathan J ^b   Hong, Yang ^a,b   Kirstetter, P E ^a   Zhang, Jian ^b   Howard, Kenneth ^b   Flamig, Zachary L ^a,b   Hu, Junjun ^c   Qi, Youcun ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA QUALITY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883814331     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-12-0150.1     Document Type: Article

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