Comparison of TMPA-3B42 versions 6 and 7 precipitation products with gauge-based data over India for the southwest monsoon period

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 346-362

  Prakash, Satya ^a   Mitra, Ashis K ^a   Momin, Imranali M ^a   Pai, D S ^b   Rajagopal, E N ^a   Basu, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTING   (India)

^b India Meteorological Department   (India)

Author keywords

Convective scale processes; Monsoons; Orographic effects; Regional effects; Satellite observations; Surface observations

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MONSOON; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; TRMM;

INDIA;

EID: 84922876773     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-14-0024.1     Document Type: Article

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