| Autor: |
Greene, J. S., Morrissey, M. L., Ferraro, R. R. |
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Theoretical & Applied Climatology; 1997, Vol. 56 Issue 1-2, p33, 0p |
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An algorithm for estimating rainfall (based upon scattering of upwelling radiation at 85GHz) using the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) 85 GHz sensor data has recently been developed at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Research andApplications (NOAA ORA). Spatial and temporal variability in the differences between simple areal-averaged rainfall estimates from a raingage and satellite-derived estimates are examined. These initial comparisons provide insight into the nature of the differences; however, due to substantial amounts of spatial sampling error in the raingage spatial averages, this approach is ineffective at identifying statistically significant differences. Thus, rainfall estimates for this algorithm are examined over the tropical Pacific using a statistical technique, called the "noncontiguous raingage method" (NCR), which minimizes spatial sampling error so that the statistical significance of relationships may be determined. The results indicate that, adjusted with calibration coefficients, the ORA algorithm could produce unbiased estimates of areal rainfall for the tropical Pacific region examined in this study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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