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Rainfall estimation from a combination of TRMM Precipitation Radar and GOES Multi-Spectral Imagery through the use of an artificial neural network

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posted on 2023-06-07, 17:19 authored by Tim Bellerby, Martin ToddMartin Todd, Dominic KnivetonDominic Kniveton, Chris Kidd
This paper describes the development of a satellite precipitation algorithm designed to generate rainfall estimates at high spatial and temporal resolutions using a combination of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) precipitation radar (PR) data and multispectral Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) imagery. Coincident PR measurements were matched with four-band GOES image data to form the training dataset for a neural network. Statistical information derived from multiple GOES pixels was matched with each precipitation measurement to incorporate information on cloud texture and rates of change into the estimation process. The neural network was trained for a region of Brazil and used to produce half-hourly precipitation estimates for the periods 8-31 January and 10-25 February 1999 at a spatial resolution of 0.12 degrees. These products were validated using PR and gauge data. Instantaneous precipitation estimates demonstrated correlations of ~0.47 with independent validation data, exceeding those of an optimized GOES Precipitation Index method locally calibrated using PR data. A combination of PR and GOES data thus may be used to generate precipitation estimates at high spatial and temporal resolutions with extensive spatial and temporal coverage, independent of any surface instrumentation.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Journal of Applied Meteorology

ISSN

0894-8763

Publisher

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Issue

12

Volume

39

Page range

2115-2128

ISBN

1520-0450

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  • Geography Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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