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RISPrecipitation Retrieval over Land and Ocean with the SSM/I: Identification and Characteristics of the Scattering Signal
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The subject of this study is the identification of precipitation in warm and cold land and ocean environments from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program's (DMSP) Special Sensor Micmwave/Imager (SSM/I). The high ...
Intercomparison of Global Precipitation Products: The Third Precipitation Intercomparison Project (PIP–3)
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A set of global, monthly rainfall products has been intercompared to understand the quality and utility of the estimates. The products include 25 observational (satellite based), four model, and two climatological products. ...
Critical Analyses of Data Differences between FNMOC and AFGWC Spawned SSM/I Datasets
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Antenna temperatures and the corresponding geolocation data from the five sources of the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F11 satellite have been characterized. Data ...
The Saharan Air Layer and the Fate of African Easterly Waves—NASA's AMMA Field Study of Tropical Cyclogenesis
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In 2006, NASA led a field campaign to investigate the factors that control the fate of African easterly waves (AEWs) moving westward into the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Aircraft and surface-based equipment were based on Cape ...