Assessment of Satellite-Based Rainfall Products Using a X-Band Rain Radar Network in the Complex Terrain of the Ecuadorian Andes

Assessment of Satellite-Based Rainfall Products Using a X-Band Rain Radar Network in the Complex Terrain of the Ecuadorian Andes

Ground based rainfall information is hardly available in most high mountain areas of the world due to the remoteness and complex topography. Thus, proper understanding of spatio-temporal rainfall dynamics still remains a challenge in those areas. Satellite-based rainfall products may help if their r...

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Main Authors: Nazli Turini, Boris Thies, Rütger Rollenbeck, Andreas Fries, Franz Pucha-Cofrep, Johanna Orellana-Alvear, Natalia Horna, Jörg Bendix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
complex terrain
Ecuador
GPM IMERG
rainfall
radar network
satellite retrieval
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/12/1678

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