Remote Sensing of Precipitation: Volume 1
Michaelides, Silas
Remote Sensing of Precipitation: Volume 1 - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019 - 1 electronic resource (480 p.)
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Precipitation is a well-recognized pillar in global water and energy balances. An accurate and timely understanding of its characteristics at the global, regional, and local scales is indispensable for a clearer understanding of the mechanisms underlying the Earth’s atmosphere–ocean complex system. Precipitation is one of the elements that is documented to be greatly affected by climate change. In its various forms, precipitation comprises a primary source of freshwater, which is vital for the sustainability of almost all human activities. Its socio-economic significance is fundamental in managing this natural resource effectively, in applications ranging from irrigation to industrial and household usage. Remote sensing of precipitation is pursued through a broad spectrum of continuously enriched and upgraded instrumentation, embracing sensors which can be ground-based (e.g., weather radars), satellite-borne (e.g., passive or active space-borne sensors), underwater (e.g., hydrophones), aerial, or ship-borne.
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books978-3-03921-286-6 9783039212859 9783039212866
10.3390/books978-3-03921-286-6 doi
satellite radiance WRF-Hydro meteorological radar QPE microstructure of rain TMPA evaluation precipitation volume matching CFSR GMI terminal velocity TRMM-TMPA surface rain intensity retrieval algorithm rain gauges tropical cyclone CMORPH T-Matrix Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) statistical evaluation vertical air velocity heavy rainfall prediction GPM IMERG v5 Tianshan Mountains Red River Basin precipitation retrieval satellite precipitation PERSIANN-CCS validation network PEMW satellite rainfall estimate high latitude Cyprus GPM wet deposition CloudSat thundercloud GPS satellite remote sensing assessment numerical weather prediction mineral dust complex terrain mesoscale precipitation patterns GNSS meteorology lumped models satellites Southern China error analysis topography cloud scavenging radar reflectivity–rain rate relationship CHAOS RADOLAN hydrometeor classification TRMM thunderstorm CHIRPS satellite precipitation retrieval GPM/IMERG GSMaP bias correction Precise Point Positioning Mainland China supercooled droplets detection SEID Saharan dust transportation Huaihe River basin GPM Microwave Imager satellite TMPA 3B42RT forecast model quality indexes SEVIRI radiometer triple collocation satellite precipitation product Mandra synoptic weather types drop size distribution (DSD) Amazon Basin weather radar X-band radar downscaling precipitation rate neural networks rain rate CMIP GPM-era IMERG GR models weather typhoon satellite rainfall retrievals TRMM 3B42 v7 validation low-cost receivers rainfall retrieval techniques snowfall detection GPM satellite Zenith Tropospheric Delay 3B42 hurricane Harvey PERSIANN_CDR TRMM 3B42 V7 snow water path retrieval DPR satellite precipitation adjustment Peninsular Spain RMAPS daily rainfall estimations streamflow simulation regional climate models Red–Thai Binh River Basin Ensemble Precipitation (EP) algorithm cloud radar disdrometer TRMM-era TMPA hydrometeorology MSG radar data assimilation dust washout process runoff simulations geostationary microwave sensors radar topographical and seasonal evaluation goGPS XPOL radar TMPA 3B42V7 telemetric rain gauge harmonie model tropical storm rainfall linear-scaling approach Milešovka observatory precipitable water vapor heavy precipitation hydrological simulation reflectivity Ka-band Tibetan Plateau satellite rainfall estimates regional rainfall regimes Lai Nullah microwave scattering remote sensing pre-processing rainfall rate MSWEP climatology VIC model CMORPH_CRT IMERG single frequency GNSS PERSIANN flood-inducing storm climate models Pakistan precipitating hydrometeor data assimilation rainfall kriging with external drift dual-polarization quantitative precipitation estimates flash flood Satellite Precipitation Estimates gridded radar precipitation regional rainfall sub-regimes polar systems
Remote Sensing of Precipitation: Volume 1 - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019 - 1 electronic resource (480 p.)
Open Access
Precipitation is a well-recognized pillar in global water and energy balances. An accurate and timely understanding of its characteristics at the global, regional, and local scales is indispensable for a clearer understanding of the mechanisms underlying the Earth’s atmosphere–ocean complex system. Precipitation is one of the elements that is documented to be greatly affected by climate change. In its various forms, precipitation comprises a primary source of freshwater, which is vital for the sustainability of almost all human activities. Its socio-economic significance is fundamental in managing this natural resource effectively, in applications ranging from irrigation to industrial and household usage. Remote sensing of precipitation is pursued through a broad spectrum of continuously enriched and upgraded instrumentation, embracing sensors which can be ground-based (e.g., weather radars), satellite-borne (e.g., passive or active space-borne sensors), underwater (e.g., hydrophones), aerial, or ship-borne.
Creative Commons
English
books978-3-03921-286-6 9783039212859 9783039212866
10.3390/books978-3-03921-286-6 doi
satellite radiance WRF-Hydro meteorological radar QPE microstructure of rain TMPA evaluation precipitation volume matching CFSR GMI terminal velocity TRMM-TMPA surface rain intensity retrieval algorithm rain gauges tropical cyclone CMORPH T-Matrix Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) statistical evaluation vertical air velocity heavy rainfall prediction GPM IMERG v5 Tianshan Mountains Red River Basin precipitation retrieval satellite precipitation PERSIANN-CCS validation network PEMW satellite rainfall estimate high latitude Cyprus GPM wet deposition CloudSat thundercloud GPS satellite remote sensing assessment numerical weather prediction mineral dust complex terrain mesoscale precipitation patterns GNSS meteorology lumped models satellites Southern China error analysis topography cloud scavenging radar reflectivity–rain rate relationship CHAOS RADOLAN hydrometeor classification TRMM thunderstorm CHIRPS satellite precipitation retrieval GPM/IMERG GSMaP bias correction Precise Point Positioning Mainland China supercooled droplets detection SEID Saharan dust transportation Huaihe River basin GPM Microwave Imager satellite TMPA 3B42RT forecast model quality indexes SEVIRI radiometer triple collocation satellite precipitation product Mandra synoptic weather types drop size distribution (DSD) Amazon Basin weather radar X-band radar downscaling precipitation rate neural networks rain rate CMIP GPM-era IMERG GR models weather typhoon satellite rainfall retrievals TRMM 3B42 v7 validation low-cost receivers rainfall retrieval techniques snowfall detection GPM satellite Zenith Tropospheric Delay 3B42 hurricane Harvey PERSIANN_CDR TRMM 3B42 V7 snow water path retrieval DPR satellite precipitation adjustment Peninsular Spain RMAPS daily rainfall estimations streamflow simulation regional climate models Red–Thai Binh River Basin Ensemble Precipitation (EP) algorithm cloud radar disdrometer TRMM-era TMPA hydrometeorology MSG radar data assimilation dust washout process runoff simulations geostationary microwave sensors radar topographical and seasonal evaluation goGPS XPOL radar TMPA 3B42V7 telemetric rain gauge harmonie model tropical storm rainfall linear-scaling approach Milešovka observatory precipitable water vapor heavy precipitation hydrological simulation reflectivity Ka-band Tibetan Plateau satellite rainfall estimates regional rainfall regimes Lai Nullah microwave scattering remote sensing pre-processing rainfall rate MSWEP climatology VIC model CMORPH_CRT IMERG single frequency GNSS PERSIANN flood-inducing storm climate models Pakistan precipitating hydrometeor data assimilation rainfall kriging with external drift dual-polarization quantitative precipitation estimates flash flood Satellite Precipitation Estimates gridded radar precipitation regional rainfall sub-regimes polar systems