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NASA's remotely sensed precipitation: a reservoir for applications users: NASA's precipitation measurement missions provide critical precipitation information to end users that improves understanding of Earth's water cycle and enhances decision-making at local to global scales

Authors :
Kirschbaum, Dalia B.
Huffman, George J.
Adler, Robert F.
Braun, Scott
Garrett, Kevin
Jones, Erin
McNally, Amy
Skofronick-Jackson, Gail
Stocker, Erich
Wu, Huan
Zaitchik, Benjamin F.
Source :
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. June, 2017, Vol. 98 Issue 6, p1169, 17 p.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Precipitation is the fundamental source of freshwater in the water cycle. It is critical for everyone, from subsistence farmers in Africa to weather forecasters around the world, to know when, [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00030007
Volume :
98
Issue :
6
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.499598073
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-15-00296.1