A new merged dataset for analyzing clouds, precipitation and atmospheric parameters based on ERA5 reanalysis data and the measurements of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) precipitation radar and visible and infrared scanner

Sun, Lilu; Fu, Yunfei

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-2293-2021

Articles | Volume 13, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-2293-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-2293-2021

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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 5

Data description paper

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26 May 2021

Data description paper |

| 26 May 2021

A new merged dataset for analyzing clouds, precipitation and atmospheric parameters based on ERA5 reanalysis data and the measurements of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) precipitation radar and visible and infrared scanner

Lilu Sun and Yunfei Fu

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