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Assessment of the quality of Gate area rainfall data from a Nimbus-5 radiometerThe quality of rainfall intensity estimates derived from passive microwave measurements by the electrically scanned microwave radiometer (ESMR-5) aboard the Nimbus 5 satellite are evaluated. The microwave measurements used are those coincident with the global atmospheric research program Atlantic tropical experiment (GATE). The ESMR 5 derived rainfall intensity estimates are compared with hourly averaged GATE radar rainfall measurements. It is determined from the transfer curves derived using the radar measurements as ground truth, that the ESMR 5 derived data consistently over estimates rainfall by a factor of approximately 1.4.
Document ID
19810008167
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Knox, N. (Morgan State Univ. Baltimore, MD, United States)
Cottrell, R. R. (Morgan State Univ. Baltimore, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1981
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
81N16685
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-14
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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