CMORPH: A morphing approach for high resolution precipitation product generation

Satellite Rainfall Applications for Surface Hydrology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 23-37

  Joyce, Robert J ^a,b   Xie, Pingping ^b   Yarosh, Yelena ^a,b   Janowiak, John E ^c   Arkin, Phillip A ^c  

^a Wyle Information Systems   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

CMORPH; Precipitation; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885913343     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2915-7_2     Document Type: Chapter

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