Performance evaluation of CMORPH satellite precipitation product in the Zambezi Basin

For evaluation of the Climate Prediction Center-MORPHing (CMORPH) satellite rainfall product in the Zambezi Basin, daily time series (1998–2013) of 60 rain gauge stations are used. Evaluations for occurrence and rain rate are at sub-basin scale and at daily, weekly, and seasonal timescale by means o...

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Main Authors: Gumindoga, W., Rientjes, T.H.M., Haile, Alemseged Tamiru
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106467
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author Gumindoga, W.
Rientjes, T.H.M.
Haile, Alemseged Tamiru
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description For evaluation of the Climate Prediction Center-MORPHing (CMORPH) satellite rainfall product in the Zambezi Basin, daily time series (1998–2013) of 60 rain gauge stations are used. Evaluations for occurrence and rain rate are at sub-basin scale and at daily, weekly, and seasonal timescale by means of probability of detection (POD), false alarm ratio (FAR), critical success index (CSI) and frequency bias (FBS). CMORPH predicts 60% of the rainfall occurrences. Rainfall detection is better for the wet season than for the dry season. Best detection is shown for rainfall rates smaller than 2.5 mm/day. Findings on error decomposition revealed sources of Hit, Missed and False rainfall bias. CMORPH performance (detection of rainfall occurrences and estimations for rainfall depth) at sub-basin scale increases when daily estimates are accumulated to weekly estimates. Findings suggest that for the Zambezi Basin, errors in CMORPH rainfall should be corrected before the product can serve applications such as in hydrological modelling that largely rely on reliable and accurate rainfall inputs.
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spelling CGSpace1064672023-06-13T06:32:12Z Performance evaluation of CMORPH satellite precipitation product in the Zambezi Basin Gumindoga, W. Rientjes, T.H.M. Haile, Alemseged Tamiru rain precipitation satellites weather forecasting performance evaluation river basins meteorological stations observation hydrology deltas For evaluation of the Climate Prediction Center-MORPHing (CMORPH) satellite rainfall product in the Zambezi Basin, daily time series (1998–2013) of 60 rain gauge stations are used. Evaluations for occurrence and rain rate are at sub-basin scale and at daily, weekly, and seasonal timescale by means of probability of detection (POD), false alarm ratio (FAR), critical success index (CSI) and frequency bias (FBS). CMORPH predicts 60% of the rainfall occurrences. Rainfall detection is better for the wet season than for the dry season. Best detection is shown for rainfall rates smaller than 2.5 mm/day. Findings on error decomposition revealed sources of Hit, Missed and False rainfall bias. CMORPH performance (detection of rainfall occurrences and estimations for rainfall depth) at sub-basin scale increases when daily estimates are accumulated to weekly estimates. Findings suggest that for the Zambezi Basin, errors in CMORPH rainfall should be corrected before the product can serve applications such as in hydrological modelling that largely rely on reliable and accurate rainfall inputs. 2019-10-18 2020-01-08T05:11:54Z 2020-01-08T05:11:54Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106467 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Gumindoga, W.; Rientjes, T. H. M.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Makurira, H.; Reggiani, P. 2019. Performance evaluation of CMORPH satellite precipitation product in the Zambezi Basin. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 40(20):7730-7749. doi: 10.1080/01431161.2019.1602791
spellingShingle rain
precipitation
satellites
weather forecasting
performance evaluation
river basins
meteorological stations
observation
hydrology
deltas
Gumindoga, W.
Rientjes, T.H.M.
Haile, Alemseged Tamiru
Performance evaluation of CMORPH satellite precipitation product in the Zambezi Basin
title Performance evaluation of CMORPH satellite precipitation product in the Zambezi Basin
title_full Performance evaluation of CMORPH satellite precipitation product in the Zambezi Basin
title_fullStr Performance evaluation of CMORPH satellite precipitation product in the Zambezi Basin
title_full_unstemmed Performance evaluation of CMORPH satellite precipitation product in the Zambezi Basin
title_short Performance evaluation of CMORPH satellite precipitation product in the Zambezi Basin
title_sort performance evaluation of cmorph satellite precipitation product in the zambezi basin
topic rain
precipitation
satellites
weather forecasting
performance evaluation
river basins
meteorological stations
observation
hydrology
deltas
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