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A satellite infrared technique to estimate tropical convective and stratiform rainfallA new method of estimating both convective and stratiform precipitation from satellite infrared data is described. This technique defines convective cores and assigns rain rate and rain area to these features based on the infrared brightness temperature and the cloud model approach of Adler and Mack (1984). The method was tested for four south Florida cases during the second Florida Area Cumulus Experiment, and the results are presented and compared with three other satellite rain estimation schemes.
Document ID
19880046189
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Adler, Robert F.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Negri, Andrew J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Applied Meteorology
Volume: 27
ISSN: 0733-3021
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
88A33416
Distribution Limits
Public
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