Uniting space, ground, and underwater measurements for improved estimates of rain rate
Amitai, E.
Nystuen, J.A.
Liao, L.
Meneghini, R.
Morin, E.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA;
This paper appears in: Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
Publication Date: April 2004
Volume: 1,
Issue: 2
On page(s): 35- 38
ISSN: 1545-598X
INSPEC Accession Number: 7957829
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/LGRS.2004.824767
Current Version Published: 2004-05-04
Abstract
Global precipitation is monitored from a variety of platforms including spaceborne, ground-, and ocean-based platforms. Intercomparisons of these observations are crucial to validating the measurements and providing confidence for each measurement technique. Probability distribution functions of rain rates are used to compare satellite and ground-based radar observations. A preferred adjustment technique for improving rain rate distribution estimates is identified using measurements from ground-based radar and rain gauges within the coverage area of the radar. The underwater measurement of rainfall shows similarities to radar measurements, but with intermediate spatial resolution and high temporal resolution. Reconciling these different measurement techniques provides understanding and confidence for all of the methods.
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