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Comparing satellite and surface rainfall products over West Africa at meteorologically relevant scales during the AMMA campaign using error estimates (Record no. 61770)

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control field MX-TxCIM
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International Standard Serial Number 1558-8424
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International Standard Serial Number 1558-8432 (Online)
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Standard number or code https://doi.org/10.1175/2009JAMC2318.1
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Original cataloging agency MX-TxCIM
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
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Personal name Roca, R.
9 (RLIN) 12654
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Title Comparing satellite and surface rainfall products over West Africa at meteorologically relevant scales during the AMMA campaign using error estimates
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. USA :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. American Meteorological Society,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2010.
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General note Peer review
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Summary, etc. Monsoon rainfall is central to the climate of West Africa, and understanding its variability is a challenge for which satellite rainfall products could be well suited to contribute to. Their quality in this region has received less attention than elsewhere. The focus is set on the scales associated with atmospheric variability, and a meteorological benchmark is set up with ground-based observations from the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA) program. The investigation is performed at various scales of accumulation using four gauge networks. The seasonal cycle is analyzed using 10-day-averaged products, the synoptic-scale variability is analyzed using daily means, and the diurnal cycle of rainfall is analyzed at the seasonal scale using a composite and at the diurnal scale using 3-hourly accumulations. A novel methodology is introduced that accounts for the errors associated with the areal–time rainfall averages. The errors from both satellite and ground rainfall data are computed using dedicated techniques that come down to an estimation of the sampling errors associated to these measurements. The results show that the new generation of combined infrared–microwave (IR–MW) satellite products is describing the rain variability similarly to ground measurements. At the 10-day scale, all products reveal high regional and seasonal skills. The day-to-day comparison indicates that some products perform better than others, whereas all of them exhibit high skills when the spectral band of African easterly waves is considered. The seasonal variability of the diurnal scale as well as its relative daily importance is only captured by some products. Plans for future extensive intercomparison exercises are briefly discussed.
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Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 12655
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Satellite observation
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1234
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Rain
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 12656
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Microwave radiation
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 12657
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Infrared radiation
651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1316
Geographic name Africa
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 12658
Personal name Chambon, P.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 12659
Personal name Jobard, I.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 12660
Personal name Kirstetter, P.E.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 12661
Personal name Gosset, M.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 12662
Personal name Bergès, J.C.
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Title Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Related parts v. 49, no. 4, p. 715-731
Place, publisher, and date of publication USA : American Meteorological Society, 2010.
International Standard Serial Number 1558-8424
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