Evaluation of TRMM 3B42 product using a new gauge-based analysis of daily precipitation over China

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2749-2762

  Zhao, Tianbao ^a   Yatagai, Akiyo ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

China; Daily precipitation; Evaluation; Gauge based analysis; TRMM 3B42 V6 product

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN GAGES; SATELLITES;

CHINA; DAILY PRECIPITATIONS; EVALUATION; GAUGE-BASED ANALYSIS; TRMM 3B42;

GAGES;

PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINGAUGE; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRMM;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 84902659487     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3872     Document Type: Article

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