Transitioning from CRD to CDRD in bayesian retrieval of rainfall from satellite passive microwave measurements: Part 2. Overcoming database profile selection ambiguity by consideration of meteorological control on microphysics

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4650-4671

  Casella, Daniele ^a   Panegrossi, Giulia ^a   Sano, Paolo ^a   Dietrich, Stefano ^a   Mugnai, Alberto ^a   Smith, Eric A ^b   Tripoli, Gregory J ^c   Formenton, Marco ^a,d   Di Paola, Francesco ^a   Leung, Wing Yee Hester ^e   Mehta, Amita V ^f  

^a CNR   (Italy)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian precipitation retrieval; cloud dynamics and radiation database (CDRD) algorithm; precipitation retrieval ambiguity; satellite rainfall retrieval; simulation observation TB manifolds

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CLOUD DYNAMICS; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PRECIPITATION RETRIEVALS; RADIATIVE-TRANSFER EQUATION; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SATELLITE PASSIVE MICROWAVE; SATELLITE RAINFALLS;

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; RAIN; SATELLITES;

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

BASIN; CLOUD; DATABASE; EMISSION; LAND SURFACE; MODELING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SATELLITE;

EID: 84883865049     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2013.2258161     Document Type: Article

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