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Sampling errors in satellite estimates of tropical rainThe GATE rainfall data set is used in a statistical study to estimate the sampling errors that might be expected for the type of snapshot sampling that a low earth-orbiting satellite makes. For averages over the entire 400-km square and for the duration of several weeks, strong evidence is found that sampling errors less than 10 percent can be expected in contributions from each of four rain rate categories which individually account for about one quarter of the total rain.
Document ID
19870066879
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Mcconnell, Alan (Pixel Analysis Silver Spring, MD, United States)
North, Gerald R. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
August 20, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 92
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
87A54153
Distribution Limits
Public
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