NASA NTRS · 19870066879
Sampling errors in satellite estimates of tropical rain
Abstract
The 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.
Keep this discovery
Explore connections, maps & timelines
Mcconnell, Alan, North, Gerald R.. 1987-08-20. Sampling errors in satellite estimates of tropical rain. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19870066879
Cite the original work for its findings. Save a collection to share your selection of sources.