Evaluating the performances of gridded satellite/reanalysis products in representing the rainfall climatology of Ethiopia

This study evaluated performances of the Climate Hazard Group Infrared Precipitation with stations version 2.0 (CHIRPS v2.0) and Multi-Source Weighted-Ensemble Precipitation version 2.8 (MSWEP v2.8) products against observed data. Rainfall climatology was simulated for different agro-ecological zone...

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Main Authors: Aniley, E., Gashaw, T., Abraham, T., Demessie, S. F., Bayabil, H. K., Worqlul, A. W., Oel, P.R. van, Dile, Y. T., Chukalla, A. D., Haileslassie, Amare, Wubaye, G. B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134895
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author Aniley, E.
Gashaw, T.
Abraham, T.
Demessie, S. F.
Bayabil, H. K.
Worqlul, A. W.
Oel, P.R. van
Dile, Y. T.
Chukalla, A. D.
Haileslassie, Amare
Wubaye, G. B.
author_browse Abraham, T.
Aniley, E.
Bayabil, H. K.
Chukalla, A. D.
Demessie, S. F.
Dile, Y. T.
Gashaw, T.
Haileslassie, Amare
Oel, P.R. van
Worqlul, A. W.
Wubaye, G. B.
author_facet Aniley, E.
Gashaw, T.
Abraham, T.
Demessie, S. F.
Bayabil, H. K.
Worqlul, A. W.
Oel, P.R. van
Dile, Y. T.
Chukalla, A. D.
Haileslassie, Amare
Wubaye, G. B.
author_sort Aniley, E.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description This study evaluated performances of the Climate Hazard Group Infrared Precipitation with stations version 2.0 (CHIRPS v2.0) and Multi-Source Weighted-Ensemble Precipitation version 2.8 (MSWEP v2.8) products against observed data. Rainfall climatology was simulated for different agro-ecological zones (AEZs) of Ethiopia during 1991–2020 at different temporal scales. Performance evaluations were made using continuous and statistical performance measures as well as Probability Density Function (PDF). CHIRPS v2.0 for estimating monthly, seasonal, and annual rainfall totals, and MSWEP v2.8 for daily rainfall have shown better performance over all AEZs. The two products display comparable performance for detecting daily rainfall occurrences over alpine AEZ, but MSWEP v2.8 is superior in the rest four AEZs. CHIRPS v2.0 outperforms MSWEP v2.8 for detecting most of the daily rainfall intensity classes over all AEZs. The findings will play a noteworthy role to improve the quality of hydro-climate studies in Ethiopia.
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spelling CGSpace1348952025-10-26T12:50:57Z Evaluating the performances of gridded satellite/reanalysis products in representing the rainfall climatology of Ethiopia Aniley, E. Gashaw, T. Abraham, T. Demessie, S. F. Bayabil, H. K. Worqlul, A. W. Oel, P.R. van Dile, Y. T. Chukalla, A. D. Haileslassie, Amare Wubaye, G. B. rainfall datasets weather data performance assessment climatology satellite observation agroecological zones precipitation This study evaluated performances of the Climate Hazard Group Infrared Precipitation with stations version 2.0 (CHIRPS v2.0) and Multi-Source Weighted-Ensemble Precipitation version 2.8 (MSWEP v2.8) products against observed data. Rainfall climatology was simulated for different agro-ecological zones (AEZs) of Ethiopia during 1991–2020 at different temporal scales. Performance evaluations were made using continuous and statistical performance measures as well as Probability Density Function (PDF). CHIRPS v2.0 for estimating monthly, seasonal, and annual rainfall totals, and MSWEP v2.8 for daily rainfall have shown better performance over all AEZs. The two products display comparable performance for detecting daily rainfall occurrences over alpine AEZ, but MSWEP v2.8 is superior in the rest four AEZs. CHIRPS v2.0 outperforms MSWEP v2.8 for detecting most of the daily rainfall intensity classes over all AEZs. The findings will play a noteworthy role to improve the quality of hydro-climate studies in Ethiopia. 2023-12-31 2023-11-30T21:51:12Z 2023-11-30T21:51:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134895 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Aniley, E.; Gashaw, T.; Abraham, T.; Demessie, S. F.; Bayabil, H. K.; Worqlul, A. W.; van Oel, P. R.; Dile, Y. T.; Chukalla, A. D.; Haileslassie, Amare; Wubaye, G. B. 2023. Evaluating the performances of gridded satellite/reanalysis products in representing the rainfall climatology of Ethiopia. Geocarto International, 38(1):2278329. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2023.2278329]
spellingShingle rainfall
datasets
weather data
performance assessment
climatology
satellite observation
agroecological zones
precipitation
Aniley, E.
Gashaw, T.
Abraham, T.
Demessie, S. F.
Bayabil, H. K.
Worqlul, A. W.
Oel, P.R. van
Dile, Y. T.
Chukalla, A. D.
Haileslassie, Amare
Wubaye, G. B.
Evaluating the performances of gridded satellite/reanalysis products in representing the rainfall climatology of Ethiopia
title Evaluating the performances of gridded satellite/reanalysis products in representing the rainfall climatology of Ethiopia
title_full Evaluating the performances of gridded satellite/reanalysis products in representing the rainfall climatology of Ethiopia
title_fullStr Evaluating the performances of gridded satellite/reanalysis products in representing the rainfall climatology of Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating the performances of gridded satellite/reanalysis products in representing the rainfall climatology of Ethiopia
title_short Evaluating the performances of gridded satellite/reanalysis products in representing the rainfall climatology of Ethiopia
title_sort evaluating the performances of gridded satellite reanalysis products in representing the rainfall climatology of ethiopia
topic rainfall
datasets
weather data
performance assessment
climatology
satellite observation
agroecological zones
precipitation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134895
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