Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) project. V - Scientific background and goals of TRMM

Joanne Simpson,Kenji Nakamura,Tsuyoshi Nitta,Taroh Matsuno

Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) project. V - Scientific background and goals of TRMM

1990

Joanne Simpson
Kenji Nakamura
Tsuyoshi Nitta
Taroh Matsuno

The scientific goals of TRMM are described. TRMM provides quantitative measurements of tropical rain which can improve the understanding of the global climate. TRMM can also help to improve techniques for measuring rainfall from space.

Keywords:

Atmospheric circulation
Tropical cyclone
Precipitation
Meteorology
Climatology
Energy transfer
El Niño
Geography
Climate change
global climate
satellite observation
tropical rainfall

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