Evaluation of satellite-retrieved extreme precipitation over Europe using gauge observations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 607-623

  Lockhoff, M ^a   Zolina, O ^b,c   Simmer, C ^d   Schulz, J ^e  

^a DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^e EUMETSAT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL PRECIPITATION CLIMATOLOGY PROJECTS; PRECIPITATION CHARACTERISTICS; PRECIPITATION EXTREMES; PRECIPITATION VARIABILITY; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL PATTERN; TEMPORAL DISPLACEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; SATELLITES;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLIMATE CHANGE; EXTREME EVENT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINGAUGE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SATELLITE DATA; SPRING (SEASON); WINTER;

EUROPE;

EID: 84892508580     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00194.1     Document Type: Article

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