Assessment of Satellite and Radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimates for Real Time Monitoring of Meteorological Extremes Over the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula
Quantitative Precipitation Estimates (QPEs) obtained from remote sensing or ground-based radars could complement or even be an alternative to rain gauge readings. However, to be used in operational applications, a validation process has to be carried out, usually by comparing their estimates with th...
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| author | Fulgencio Cánovas-García Sandra García-Galiano Francisco Alonso-Sarría |
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| description | Quantitative Precipitation Estimates (QPEs) obtained from remote sensing or ground-based radars could complement or even be an alternative to rain gauge readings. However, to be used in operational applications, a validation process has to be carried out, usually by comparing their estimates with those of a rain gauges network. In this paper, the accuracy of three QPEs are evaluated for three extreme precipitation events in the last decade in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula. The first QPE is PERSIANN-CCS (Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks - Cloud Classification System) , a satellite-based QPE. The second and the third are QPEs from a meteorological radar with Doppler capabilities that works in the C band. Pixel-to-point comparisons are made between the values offered by the QPEs and those obtained by two networks of rain gauges. The results obtained indicate that all the QPEs were well below the rain gauge values in extreme rainfall time slots. There seems to be a weak linear association between the value of the discrepancies and the precipitation value of the QPEs. The main conclusion, assuming the information from the rain gauges as ground truth, is that neither PERSIANN-CCS nor radar, without empirical calibration, are acceptable QPEs for the real-time monitoring of meteorological extremes in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b6cc872d5b9493b9a2ef30af43e79132022-12-22T04:14:07ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922018-06-01107102310.3390/rs10071023rs10071023Assessment of Satellite and Radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimates for Real Time Monitoring of Meteorological Extremes Over the Southeast of the Iberian PeninsulaFulgencio Cánovas-García0Sandra García-Galiano1Francisco Alonso-Sarría2Unidad Predepartamental de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Paseo Alfonso XIII, 52, 30203 Cartagena, SpainUnidad Predepartamental de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Paseo Alfonso XIII, 52, 30203 Cartagena, SpainInstituto Universitario del Agua y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad de Murcia, Edificio D, Campus de Espinardo, s/n, 30100 Murcia, SpainQuantitative Precipitation Estimates (QPEs) obtained from remote sensing or ground-based radars could complement or even be an alternative to rain gauge readings. However, to be used in operational applications, a validation process has to be carried out, usually by comparing their estimates with those of a rain gauges network. In this paper, the accuracy of three QPEs are evaluated for three extreme precipitation events in the last decade in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula. The first QPE is PERSIANN-CCS (Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks - Cloud Classification System) , a satellite-based QPE. The second and the third are QPEs from a meteorological radar with Doppler capabilities that works in the C band. Pixel-to-point comparisons are made between the values offered by the QPEs and those obtained by two networks of rain gauges. The results obtained indicate that all the QPEs were well below the rain gauge values in extreme rainfall time slots. There seems to be a weak linear association between the value of the discrepancies and the precipitation value of the QPEs. The main conclusion, assuming the information from the rain gauges as ground truth, is that neither PERSIANN-CCS nor radar, without empirical calibration, are acceptable QPEs for the real-time monitoring of meteorological extremes in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula.http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/7/1023quantitative precipitation estimatesvalidationPERSIANN-CCSmeteorological radarsatellite rainfall estimates |
| spellingShingle | Fulgencio Cánovas-García Sandra García-Galiano Francisco Alonso-Sarría Assessment of Satellite and Radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimates for Real Time Monitoring of Meteorological Extremes Over the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula Remote Sensing quantitative precipitation estimates validation PERSIANN-CCS meteorological radar satellite rainfall estimates |
| title | Assessment of Satellite and Radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimates for Real Time Monitoring of Meteorological Extremes Over the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula |
| title_full | Assessment of Satellite and Radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimates for Real Time Monitoring of Meteorological Extremes Over the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Satellite and Radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimates for Real Time Monitoring of Meteorological Extremes Over the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Satellite and Radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimates for Real Time Monitoring of Meteorological Extremes Over the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula |
| title_short | Assessment of Satellite and Radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimates for Real Time Monitoring of Meteorological Extremes Over the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula |
| title_sort | assessment of satellite and radar quantitative precipitation estimates for real time monitoring of meteorological extremes over the southeast of the iberian peninsula |
| topic | quantitative precipitation estimates validation PERSIANN-CCS meteorological radar satellite rainfall estimates |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/7/1023 |
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