Evaluation of three high-resolution satellite precipitation estimates: Potential for monsoon monitoring over Pakistan

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 670-684

  Khan, Sadiq Ibrahim ^a,b   Hong, Yang ^a,b   Gourley, Jonathan J ^c   Khattak, Muhammad Umar Khan ^d   Yong, Bin ^e   Vergara, Humberto J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^e HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CMORPH; Pakistan monsoon; Satellite precipitation; TRMM

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; RAIN GAGES; SATELLITES;

CMORPH; HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITES; MULTI-SENSOR PRECIPITATIONS; PAKISTAN; SATELLITE PRECIPITATION; SATELLITE PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS; TRMM; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS;

RAIN;

EID: 84904036009     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: 18791948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2014.04.017     Document Type: Article

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