Evaluation of TRMM rainfall estimates over a large Indian river basin (Mahanadi) by D. Kneis, C. Chatterjee, R. Singh

“…The considered data sets known as 3B42 and 3B42-RT (version 7/7A) are routinely produced by the tropical rainfall measuring mission (TRMM) from passive microwave and infrared recordings. …”
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Downscaling TRMM Monthly Precipitation Using Google Earth Engine and Google Cloud Computing by Abdelrazek Elnashar, Hongwei Zeng, Bingfang Wu, Ning Zhang, Fuyou Tian, Miao Zhang, Weiwei Zhu, Nana Yan, Zeqiang Chen, Zhiyu Sun, Xinghua Wu, Yuan Li

“…We proposed a downscaling framework for Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) precipitation products through integrating Google Earth Engine (GEE) and Google Colaboratory (Colab). …”
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Evaluation of Multi-Satellite Precipitation Datasets and Their Error Propagation in Hydrological Modeling in a Monsoon-Prone Region by Jie Chen, Ziyi Li, Lu Li, Jialing Wang, Wenyan Qi, Chong-Yu Xu, Jong-Suk Kim

“…Eight satellite-based precipitation datasets include two raw satellite datasets, Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks (PERSIANN) and Climate Prediction Center MORPHing raw satellite dataset (CMORPH RAW); four satellite-gauge datasets, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission 3B42 (TRMM), PERSIANN Climate Data Record (PERSIANN CDR), CMORPH bias-corrected (CMORPH CRT), and gauge blended datasets (CMORPH BLD); and two satellite-reanalysis-gauge datasets, Multi-Source Weighted-Ensemble Precipitation (MSWEP) and Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Stations (CHIRPS). …”
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Impact of Microphysical Parameterizations on Simulated Hurricanes—Using Multi-Parameter Satellite Data to Determine the Particle Size Distributions that Produce Most Realistic Stor... by Svetla Hristova-Veleva, Ziad Haddad, Alexandra Chau, Bryan W. Stiles, F. Joseph Turk, P. Peggy Li, Brian Knosp, Quoc Vu, Tsae-Pyng Shen, Bjorn Lambrigtsen, Eun-Kyoung Seo, Hui Su

“…The study consisted in evaluating the structure of the different simulated storms by comparing, for each storm, the calculated microwave signatures with actual satellite observations made by (a) the passive microwave radiometer that was carried by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite—the TRMM microwave imager TMI, (b) TRMM’s precipitation radar (PR) and (c) the ocean-wind-vector scatterometer carried by the QuikSCAT satellite. …”
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Sensitivity of Tropical Cyclone Tracks and Intensity to Ocean Surface Temperature: Four Cases in Four Different Basins by Diandong Ren, Mervyn Lynch, Lance M. Leslie, John Lemarshall

“…For the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) precipitation, the spatial ranges are accurate but actual rainfall rates are significantly larger than those remotely sensed. …”
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Impacts of Drought on Vegetation Assessed by Vegetation Indices and Meteorological Factors in Afghanistan by Iman Rousta, Haraldur Olafsson, Md Moniruzzaman, Hao Zhang, Yuei-An Liou, Terence Darlington Mushore, Amitesh Gupta

“…In this study, we used data acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) sensors to examine the drought effects on vegetation in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2018. …”
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New Insight on Soil Loss Estimation in the Northwestern Region of the Zagros Fold and Thrust Belt by Arsalan Ahmed Othman, Ahmed K. Obaid, Diary Ali Mohammed Amin Al-Manmi, Ahmed F. Al-Maamar, Syed E. Hasan, Veraldo Liesenberg, Ahmed T. Shihab, Younus I. Al-Saady

“…We used the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), Harmonized World Soil Database (HWSD), and Landsat imagery to estimate annual soil loss using the RUSLE model. …”
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The Thar, Rajputana desert unprecedented rainfall in 2006 and 2010: effect of climate change? by Vadlamudi Brahmananda Rao, Egidio Arai, Sergio H. Franchito, Yosio E. Shimabukuro, S.S.V.S Ramakrishna, C.V. Naidu

“…Para ello fueron usados los índices de vegetación NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) y EVI (Enhanced Vegetation Index), derivados del MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) y los datos de precipitación del satélite TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) para 11 años (2000-2010). Ambos productos NDVI y EVI revelaron un crecimiento exuberante de la vegetación sobre el desierto de Rajputana en setiembre de 2006 y en agosto y setiembre de 2010. …”
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Evaluating the diurnal cycle of South Atlantic stratocumulus clouds as observed by MSG SEVIRI by C. Seethala, J. F. Meirink, Á. Horváth, R. Bennartz, R. Roebeling

“…Here, we compare liquid water path (LWP), cloud optical thickness (<i>τ</i>), and cloud droplet effective radius (<i>r</i>_e) retrievals from 2 years of collocated Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Microwave Imager (TMI) observations; estimate the effect of biomass burning smoke on passive imager retrievals; and evaluate the diurnal cycle of South Atlantic marine Sc clouds.…”
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Integrating Satellite Rainfall Estimates with Hydrological Water Balance Model: Rainfall-Runoff Modeling in Awash River Basin, Ethiopia by Girma Berhe Adane, Birtukan Abebe Hirpa, Belay Manjur Gebru, Cholho Song, Woo-Kyun Lee

“…This research aimed to integrate and compare the satellite rainfall products, namely, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM 3B43v7) and Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks-Climate Data Record (PERSIANN-CDR), with a GR2M hydrological water balance model over a diversified terrain of the Awash River Basin in Ethiopia. …”
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Analysing the origin of rain- and subsurface water in seasonal wetlands of north-central Namibia by Tetsuya Hiyama, Hironari Kanamori, Jack R Kambatuku, Ayumi Kotani, Kazuyoshi Asai, Hiroki Mizuochi, Yuichiro Fujioka, Morio Iijima

“…To confirm the origins of rainwater and to explain the variations in isotopic ratios, we conducted atmospheric water budget analysis using Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) multi-satellite precipitation analysis (TMPA) data and ERA-Interim atmospheric reanalysis data. …”
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Assessing Impacts of Flood and Drought over the Punjab Region of Pakistan Using Multi-Satellite Data Products by Rahat Ullah, Jahangir Khan, Irfan Ullah, Faheem Khan, Youngmoon Lee

“…The current study illustrates the drought and flood conditions using the multi-satellite data products derived from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) as well as the TRMM Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) satellites with high-quality resolution in the region of Punjab during 2010–2014. …”
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Validating Rainfall-Runoff Modelling Using Satellite-Based and Reanalysis Precipitation Products in the Sre Pok Catchment, the Mekong River Basin by Thu Ha Nguyen, Ilyas Masih, Yasir A. Mohamed, Pieter van der Zaag

“…First, three selected rainfall products (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission-TRMM, CPC MORPHing Technique-CMORPH, and European Reanalysis-ERA-Interim) were compared against ground rainfall data of 13 rain-gauges, located inside and in the vicinity of the study catchment. …”
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Multiscale Comparative Evaluation of the GPM and TRMM Precipitation Products Against Ground Precipitation Observations Over Chinese Tibetan Plateau by Qiong Li, Jiahua Wei, Jianguo Yin, Zhen Qiao, Wang Peng, Haiyue Peng

“…This study aims to evaluate the performances of two latest released global precipitation measurement (GPM)-era satellite precipitation final run products (integrated merged multisatellite retrievals IMERG-V06B and Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation GSMaP-V07) and one tropical rainfall measuring mission (TRMM)-era product (TMPA-3B42-V07) at hourly, daily, and monthly scale over the Tibetan plateau (TP), with special focus on the performances at different rain intensities, subbasins, and elevations at daily scales. …”
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Assessment of the consistency among global microwave land surface emissivity products by H. Norouzi, M. Temimi, C. Prigent, J. Turk, R. Khanbilvardi, Y. Tian, F. A. Furuzawa, H. Masunaga

“…The intercompared land emissivity products were generated over a 5-year period (2003–2007) using observations from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer – Earth Observing System (AMSR-E), the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I), the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Microwave Imager (TMI), and WindSat. …”
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Wet and dry spells in Senegal: comparison of detection based on satellite products, reanalysis, and in situ estimates by C. M. N. Fall, C. Lavaysse, M. S. Drame, G. Panthou, A. T. Gaye

“…Indeed, these major wet spells appear more intense in the OK and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) datasets than in the others. …”
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Investigating Drought and Flood Evolution Based on Remote Sensing Data Products over the Punjab Region in Pakistan by Rahat Ullah, Jahangir Khan, Irfan Ullah, Faheem Khan, Youngmoon Lee

“…During the year 2010, the Global Flood Monitoring System (GFMS) model applied to the real-time Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) rainfall incorporated data products into the TRMM Multi-Satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) for the flood detection/intensity, stream flow, and daily accumulative precipitation, and presented the plain provisions to wetlands. …”
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Vegetation response to extreme climate events on the Mongolian Plateau from 2000 to 2010 by Ranjeet John, Jiquan Chen, Zu-Tao Ou-Yang, Jingfeng Xiao, Richard Becker, Arindam Samanta, Sangram Ganguly, Wenping Yuan, Ochirbat Batkhishig

“…We first assessed the severity and extent of drought using the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) precipitation data and the Palmer drought severity index (PDSI). …”
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Evaluation of Precipitation Estimates by at-Launch Codes of GPM/DPR Algorithms Using Synthetic Data from TRMM/PR Observations by Takuji Kubota, Naofumi Yoshida, Shinji Urita, Toshio Iguchi, Shinta Seto, Robert Meneghini, Jun Awaka, Hiroshi Hanado, Satoshi Kida, Riko Oki

“…In this study, &#x201C;at-launch&#x201D; codes of DPR precipitation algorithms, which will be used in GPM ground systems at launch, were evaluated using synthetic data based upon the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Precipitation Radar (PR) data. …”
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Flood Mitigation in the Transboundary Chenab River Basin: A Basin-Wise Approach from Flood Forecasting to Management by Sikandar Ali, Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema, Muhammad Mohsin Waqas, Muhammad Waseem, Megersa Kebede Leta, Muhammad Uzair Qamar, Usman Khalid Awan, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Habib ur Rahman

“…The HEC-HMS model was used for peak flow simulation of 2014 flood event using Global Precipitation Mission (GMP) Integrated Multisatellite Retrievals-Final (IMERG-F), Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission_Real Time (TRMM_3B42RT), and Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation_Near Real Time (GSMaP_NRT) precipitation products. …”
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