A High-resolution Precipitation 2-step mapping Procedure (HiP2P): Development and application to a tropical mountainous area

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 140, Issue , 2014, Pages 179-188

  Hunink, J E ^a   Immerzeel, W W ^b,c   Droogers, P ^b  

^a Paseo Alfonso XIII 48   (Spain)

^b FutureWater Wageningen   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elevation; NDVI; Precipitation; Proxy; TRMM; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; ELEVATION; NDVI; PROXY; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TRMM; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN GAGES; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; VEGETATION; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

RAIN;

ELEVATION; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; MOUNTAIN REGION; NDVI; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRMM; TROPICAL REGION; VEGETATION COVER; WEATHER STATION;

ANDES; ECUADOR;

EID: 84884382966     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2013.08.036     Document Type: Article

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