Comparison of precipitation estimates between Version 7 3-hourly TRMM Multi-Satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) near-real-time and research products

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 153, Issue , 2015, Pages 119-133

  Liu, Zhong ^a,b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intercomparison; Precipitation; Remote sensing; Satellite

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES;

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; INTERCOMPARISONS; MEAN ABSOLUTE DIFFERENCES; MONITORING ACTIVITIES; RESEARCH AND APPLICATION; ROOT MEAN SQUARE DIFFERENCES; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS; WESTERN UNITED STATES; NEAR-REAL TIME;

SATELLITES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ALGORITHM; ANNUAL VARIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TRMM; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REAL TIME; SATELLITE DATA; SUMMER; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CHINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906739390     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.07.032     Document Type: Article

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