Quantitative precipitation estimation from earth observation satellites

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 191, Issue , 2010, Pages 127-158

  Kidd, Chris ^a   Levizzani, Vincenzo ^b   Laviola, Sante ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

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EID: 84899840799     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GM000920     Document Type: Review

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