Validation of TRMM multi-satellite precipitation analysis (TMPA) products in the Peruvian Andes

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 163, Issue , 2015, Pages 132-145

  Mantas, V M ^a   Liu, Z ^b   Caro, C ^c   Pereira, A J S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Peruvian Andes; Rainfall estimates; TMPA; TRMM

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; GAGES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN GAGES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

DYNAMIC TIME WARPING; HIER-ARCHICAL CLUSTERING; PERUVIAN ANDES; RAINFALL ESTIMATES; SATELLITE PRECIPITATION; TMPA; TRMM; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS;

RAIN;

PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; TRMM;

ANDES; PERU;

EID: 84929575505     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.11.012     Document Type: Article

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