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Rainfall rates over the tropical Atlantic (GATE-B oceanic area) on five days have been calculated from thermal radiation data received from the Earth-atmosphere system using a microwave radiometer on board the Nimbus 5 satellite. These rainfall rates were compared with rainfall rates calculated from radar data for the same days. Reasons for the differences revealed are discussed.
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Ruprecht, E., Medrow, W., Raschke, E. (1983). Comparison of Rainfall Rates Derived from Radar and Nimbus 5 Microwave Observations in the Tropical Atlantic. In: Street-Perrott, A., Beran, M., Ratcliffe, R. (eds) Variations in the Global Water Budget. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6954-4_10
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