Observed Self-Similarity of Precipitation Regimes over the Tropical Oceans
Observed Self-Similarity of Precipitation Regimes over the Tropical Oceans
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Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society
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English
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Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society
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AK-means clustering algorithm was used to classify Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Precipitation Radar (PR) scenes within 1° square patches over the tropical (15°S–15°N) oceans. Three cluster centroids or "regimes" that minimize the Euclidean distance metric in a five-dimensional space of standardized variables were sought [convective su...
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Observed Self-Similarity of Precipitation Regimes over the Tropical Oceans
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_746163031
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_746163031
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0894-8755
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1520-0442
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10.1175/2010jcli3330.1
