scholarly journals Morphology of Rain Clusters Influencing Rainfall Intensity over Hainan Island

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2920
Author(s):  
Tingting Huang ◽  
Chenghui Ding ◽  
Weibiao Li ◽  
Yilun Chen
Keyword(s):  
Rain Rate ◽  
Rainfall Intensity ◽  
Hainan Island ◽  
Precipitation Measurement ◽  
Precipitation Characteristics ◽  
Northern Side ◽  
Connected Area ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Global Precipitation Measurement ◽  
Global Precipitation

Continuous observations from geostationary satellites can show the morphology of precipitation cloud systems in quasi-real-time, but there are still large deviations in the inversion of precipitation. We used binary-connected area recognition technology to identify meso-β-scale rain clusters over Hainan Island from 1 June 2000 to 31 December 2018, based on Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM data. We defined and statistically analyzed the parameters of rain clusters to reveal the typical morphological and precipitation characteristics of rain clusters, and to explore the relationship between the parameters and rainfall intensity of rain clusters. We found that the area and long axis of rain clusters over land were larger than those over the ocean, and that continental rain clusters were usually square in shape. Rain clusters with a larger area and longer axis were concentrated on the northern side of the mountains on Hainan Island and the intensity of rain was larger on the northern and eastern sides of the mountains. The variation of continental rain clusters over time was more dramatic than the variation of oceanic clusters. The area and long axis of rain clusters was larger between 14:00 and 21:00 from April to September and the long axis of the oceanic rain clusters increased in winter. There were clear positive correlations between the area, long axis and shape of the rain clusters and the maximum rain rate. The area and long axis of continental rain clusters had a higher correlation with the rain rate than those of oceanic clusters. The establishment of a relationship between the morphology of rain clusters and precipitation helps us to understand the laws of precipitation and improve the prediction of precipitation in this region.

scholarly journals Validation of GPM Precipitation Products by Comparison with Ground-Based Parsivel Disdrometers over Jianghuai Region

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuhang Wu ◽  
Yun Zhang ◽  
Lifeng Zhang ◽  
Xiaolong Hao ◽  
Hengchi Lei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shape Parameter ◽  
Rain Rate ◽  
Dual Frequency ◽  
Raindrop Size Distribution ◽  
Precipitation Measurement ◽  
Retrieval Algorithms ◽  
Raindrop Size ◽  
Global Precipitation Measurement ◽  
Global Precipitation ◽  
Rain Retrieval

In this study, we evaluated the performance of rain-retrieval algorithms for the Version 6 Global Precipitation Measurement Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (GPM DPR) products, against disdrometer observations and improved their retrieval algorithms by using a revised shape parameter µ derived from long-term Particle Size Velocity (Parsivel) disdrometer observations in Jianghuai region from 2014 to 2018. To obtain the optimized shape parameter, raindrop size distribution (DSD) characteristics of summer and winter seasons over Jianghuai region are analyzed, in terms of six rain rate classes and two rain categories (convective and stratiform). The results suggest that the GPM DPR may have better performance for winter rain than summer rain over Jianghuai region with biases of 40% (80%) in winter (summer). The retrieval errors of rain category-based µ (3–5%) were proved to be the smallest in comparison with rain rate-based µ (11–13%) or a constant µ (20–22%) in rain-retrieval algorithms, with a possible application to rainfall estimations over Jianghuai region. Empirical Dm–Ze and Nw–Dm relationships were also derived preliminarily to improve the GPM rainfall estimates over Jianghuai region.

scholarly journals Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Ground Validation (GV) Prototype in the Korean Peninsula

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 1902-1921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-Hye Kim ◽  
Mi-Lim Ou ◽  
Jun-Dong Park ◽  
Kenneth R. Morris ◽  
Mathew R. Schwaller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Korean Peninsula ◽  
Rain Rate ◽  
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission ◽  
Rain Gauge ◽  
International Partnerships ◽  
Precipitation Measurement ◽  
Ground Validation ◽  
Microwave Imager ◽  
Global Precipitation Measurement ◽  
Global Precipitation

Abstract Since 2009, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has participated in ground validation (GV) projects through international partnerships within the framework of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission. The goal of this work is to assess the reliability of ground-based measurements in the Korean Peninsula as a means for validating precipitation products retrieved from satellite microwave sensors, with an emphasis on East Asian precipitation. KMA has a well-developed operational weather service infrastructure composed of meteorological radars, a dense rain gauge network, and automated weather stations. Measurements from these systems, including data from four ground-based radars (GRs), were combined with satellite data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) precipitation radar (PR) and used as a proxy for GPM GV over the Korean Peninsula. A time series of mean reflectivity differences (GR − PR) for stratiform-only and above-brightband-only data showed that the time-averaged difference fell between −2.0 and +1.0 dBZ for the four GRs used in this study. Site-specific adjustments for these relative mean biases were applied to GR reflectivities, and detailed statistical comparisons of reflectivity and rain rate between PR and bias-adjusted GR were carried out. In rain-rate comparisons, surface rain from the TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) and the rain gauges were added and the results varied according to rain type. Bias correction has had a positive effect on GR rain rate comparing with PR and gauge rain rates. This study confirmed advance preparation for GPM GV system was optimized on the Korean Peninsula using the official framework.

PERBANDINGAN SEBARAN CURAH HUJAN HASIL OBSERVASI SATELIT GPM DENGAN MODEL CUACA WRF (Studi Kasus: Siklon Tropis Cempaka Dan Dahlia, 27 Nov – 3 Des 2017)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1063
Author(s):  
Fatkhuroyan Fatkhuroyan
Keyword(s):  
Weather Research And Forecasting ◽  
Precipitation Measurement ◽  
Global Precipitation Measurement ◽  
Global Precipitation ◽  
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ◽  
Weather Research

Satelit GPM (Global Precipitation Measurement) merupakan proyek kerjasama antara NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) dan JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) serta lembaga internasional lainnya untuk membuat satelit generasi terbaru dalam rangka pengamatan curah hujan di bumi sejak 2014. Model Cuaca WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) merupakan model cuaca numerik yang telah dipakai oleh BMKG (Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika) untuk pelayan prediksi cuaca harian kepada masyarakat. Pada tanggal 27 November – 3 Desember 2017 telah terjadi bencana alam siklon tropis Cempaka dan Dahlia di samudra Hindia sebelah selatan pulau Jawa. Tujuan Penelitian ialah untuk mengetahui sebaran akumulasi curah hujan antara observasi satelit GPM dan model cuaca WRF, serta keakuratan model WRF terhadap observasi satelit GPM saat terjadinya bencana alam tersebut. Metode yang dipakai ialah dengan melakukan analisa meteorologi pertumbuhan terjadinya siklon tropis tersebut hingga terjadinya hujan sangat lebat secara temporal maupun spasial. Dari hasil analisa disimpulkan bahwa satelit GPM memiliki luasan sebaran curah hujan yang lebih kecil daripada sebaran hujan model cuaca WRF pada saat siklon tropis Cempaka dan Dahlia. Bias akumulasi sebaran hujan model cuaca WRF juga cukup bagus terhadap satelit GPM sehingga dapat dilakukan antisipasi dampak hujan lebat yang terjadi.

scholarly journals Calibration of the Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar Onboard the Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Takeshi Masaki ◽  
Toshio Iguchi ◽  
Kaya Kanemaru ◽  
Kinji Furukawa ◽  
Naofumi Yoshida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dual Frequency ◽  
Precipitation Radar ◽  
Precipitation Measurement ◽  
Global Precipitation Measurement ◽  
Global Precipitation

scholarly journals Validation of Satellite-Based Precipitation Products from TRMM to GPM

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1745
Author(s):  
Jianxin Wang ◽  
Walter A. Petersen ◽  
David B. Wolff
Keyword(s):  
Regional Differences ◽  
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission ◽  
Decomposition Approach ◽  
Precipitation Product ◽  
Precipitation Measurement ◽  
Global Precipitation Measurement ◽  
Error Decomposition ◽  
Improved Accuracy ◽  
Global Precipitation ◽  
Statistical Metrics

The global precipitation measurement mission (GPM) has been in operation for seven years and continues to provide a vast quantity of global precipitation data at finer temporospatial resolutions with improved accuracy and coverage. GPM’s signature algorithm, the integrated multisatellite retrievals for GPM (IMERG) is a next-generation of precipitation product expected for wide variety of research and operational applications. This study evaluates the latest version (V06B) of IMERG and its predecessor, the tropical rainfall measuring mission (TRMM) multisatellite precipitation (TMPA) 3B42 (V7) using ground-based and gauge-corrected multiradar multisensor system (MRMS) precipitation products over the conterminous United States (CONUS). The spatial distributions of all products are analyzed. The error characteristics are further examined for 3B42 and IMERG in winter and summer by an error decomposition approach, which partitions total bias into hit bias, biases due to missed precipitation and false precipitation. The volumetric and categorical statistical metrics are used to quantitatively evaluate the performance of the two satellite-based products. All products show a similar precipitation climatology with some regional differences. The two satellite-based products perform better in the eastern CONUS than in the mountainous Western CONUS. The evaluation demonstrates the clear improvement in IMERG precipitation product in comparison with its predecessor 3B42, especially in reducing missed precipitation in winter and summer, and hit bias in winter, resulting in better performance in capturing lighter and heavier precipitation.

Operational Applications of Global Precipitation Measurement Observations

2020 ◽  
pp. 919-940
Author(s):  
Anita LeRoy ◽  
Emily Berndt ◽  
Andrew Molthan ◽  
Bradley Zavodsky ◽  
Matthew Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Precipitation Measurement ◽  
Global Precipitation Measurement ◽  
Global Precipitation
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