Evaluation of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite precipitation products for drought monitoring over the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin, China

Shaodan CHEN; Liping ZHANG; Yanjun ZHANG; Mengyao GUO; Xin LIU

doi:10.1007/s11442-020-1714-y

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