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09 Jun 2021
Research article |
| 09 Jun 2021
| 09 Jun 2021
Global component analysis of errors in three satellite-only global precipitation estimates
Hanqing Chen
State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
School of Geography and Remote Sensing, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
Key Laboratory for Digital Land and Resources of Jiangxi Province, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter
School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072, USA
School of Civil Engineering and Environment Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
Leyang Wang
Key Laboratory for Digital Land and Resources of Jiangxi Province, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
Yang Hong
School of Civil Engineering and Environment Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
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