Long-term multi-source precipitation estimation with high resolution (RainGRS Clim)

Autor: A. Jurczyk, K. Ośródka, J. Szturc, M. Pasierb, A. Kurcz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Vol 16, Pp 4067-4079 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1867-1381
1867-8548
DOI: 10.5194/amt-16-4067-2023
Popis: This paper explores the possibility of using multi-source precipitation estimates for climatological applications. A data-processing algorithm (RainGRS Clim) has been developed to work on precipitation accumulations such as daily or monthly totals, which are significantly longer than operational accumulations (generally between 5 min and 1 h). The algorithm makes the most of additional opportunities, such as the possibility of complementing data with delayed data, access to high-quality data that are not operationally available, and the greater efficiency of the algorithms for data quality control and merging with longer accumulations. Verification of the developed algorithms was carried out using monthly accumulations through comparison with precipitation from manual rain gauges. As a result, monthly accumulations estimated by RainGRS Clim were found to be significantly more reliable than accumulations generated operationally. This improvement is particularly noticeable for the winter months, when precipitation estimation is much more difficult due to less reliable radar estimates.
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