Kalman filtering applications for global satellite mapping of precipitation (GSMaP)

Satellite Rainfall Applications for Surface Hydrology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 105-123

  Ushio, Tomoo ^a   Kachi, Misako ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infrared radiometer; Kalman filter; Microwave radiometer; Precipitation map

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891446282     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2915-7_7     Document Type: Chapter

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