Methods for verifying satellite precipitation estimates

Advances in Global Change Research

Volumn 28, Issue , 2007, Pages 345-356

  Ebert, Elizabeth E ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Global Precipitation Climatology Project; Numerical Weather Prediction; Precipitation Estimate; Rain Rate; Root Mean Square Error

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025149136     PISSN: 15740919     EISSN: 22151621     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5835-6_27     Document Type: Chapter

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