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To construct an eight-year global time series of atmospheric and surface hydrological parameters using microwave satellite radiometry and evaluate its utility for tracking regional climate variability.

May 1, 1996Bulletin of the American Meteorological SocietyOpen Access

An Eight-Year (1987–1994) Time Series of Rainfall, Clouds, Water Vapor, Snow Cover, and Sea Ice Derived from SSM/I Measurements

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To construct an eight-year global time series of atmospheric and surface hydrological parameters using microwave satellite radiometry and evaluate its utility for tracking regional climate variability.
Processed earth-emitted microwave radiation observations from the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) collected between July 1987 and 1994.
Generated monthly mean products mapped onto a global 1° latitude by 1° longitude grid for rainfall, cloud liquid water, water vapor, snow cover, and sea ice.
Characterized global spatial and temporal distributions of atmospheric and surface hydrological variables across multi-year seasonal cycles.
Demonstrated sensitivity to regional interannual anomalies, accurately documenting events including the 1993 Mississippi Valley floods and 1992–1993 United States snow cover variations.

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Observational analysis reveals global distributions of hydrological parameters from satellite data, highlighting microwave radiometry utility for monitoring regional climate events.

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Ferraro et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1688288970c73bf3bc126f https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(1996)077<0891:aeytso>2.0.co;2

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Observational analysis reveals global distributions of hydrological parameters from satellite data, highlighting microwave radiometry utility for monitoring regional climate events.

An Eight-Year (1987–1994) Time Series of Rainfall, Clouds, Water Vapor, Snow Cover, and Sea Ice Derived from SSM/I Measurements

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An Eight-Year (1987–1994) Time Series of Rainfall, Clouds, Water Vapor, Snow Cover, and Sea Ice Derived from SSM/I Measurements

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