Satellite Precipitation Measurement : Volume 1 /: Volume 1. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Vincenzo Levizzani, Christopher Kidd, Dalia B. Kirschbaum, Christian D. Kummerow, Kenji Nakamura, F. Joseph Turk.
• Editors: Levizzani, Vincenzo; Kidd, Christopher; Kirschbaum, Dalia B; Kummerow, Christian D; Nakamura, Kenji; Turk, F. Joseph
• Contents: SECTION 1 Status of Observations and Satellite Programs: Chapter 1. The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission.- Chapter 2. Status of the CloudSat mission.- Chapter 3. The Megha-Tropiques mission after seven years in space.- Chapter 4. Microwave sensors, imagers and sounders.- Chapter 5. Microwave and sub-mm wave sensors: A European perspective.- Chapter 6. Plans for future missions.- SECTION 2 Retrieval Techniques, Algorithms and Sensors: Chapter 7. Introduction to passive microwave retrieval methods.- Chapter 8. The Goddard Profiling (GPROF) precipitation retrieval algorithm.- Chapter 9. Precipitation estimation from the Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS).- Chapter 10. Introduction to radar rain retrieval methods.- Chapter 11. Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) on the Global Precipitation Measurements (GPM) mission's Core Observatory.- Chapter 12. DPR dual-frequency precipitation classification.- Chapter 13. Triple-frequency radar retrievals.- Chapter 14. Precipitation retrievals from satellite combined radar and radiometer observations.- Chapter 15. Scattering of hydrometeors.- Chapter 16. Radar snowfall measurement.- Chapter 17. A 1DVar-based snowfall rate algorithm for passive microwave radiometers.- Chapter 18. X-band synthetic aperture radar methods.- SECTION 3 Merged Precipitation Products: Chapter 19. Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission (IMERG).- Chapter 20. Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) products in the GPM era.- Chapter 21. Improving PERSIANN-CCS using passive microwave rainfall estimation.- Chapter 22. TAMSAT.- Chapter 23. Algorithm and data improvements for version 2.1 of the Climate Hazards Center's Infrared Precipitation with Stations Data Set.- Chapter 24. Merging the infrared fleet and the microwave constellation for tropical hydrometeorology (TAPEER) and global climate monitoring (GIRAFE) applications.- SECTION 4 Validation: Chapter 25. The IPWG satellite precipitation validation effort.- Chapter 26. The GPM Ground Validation Program.- Chapter 27. The GPM DPR Validation Program.- Chapter 28. Error and uncertainty characterization.- Chapter 29. Multiscale evaluation of satellite precipitation products: Effective resolution of IMERG.- Chapter 30. Remote sensing of orographic precipitation.- Chapter 31. Integrated multi-satellite evaluation for the Global Precipitation Measurement: Impact of precipitation types on spaceborne precipitation estimation.- Chapter 32. Hydrologic validation and flood analysis.- Chapter 33. Global-scale evaluation of 22 precipitation datasets using gauge observations and hydrological modeling.- Chapter 34. OceanRAIN – The global ocean surface-reference dataset for characterization, validation and evaluation of the water cycle.- SECTION 5 Observed Characteristics of Precipitation: Chapter 35. GPCP and the global characteristics of precipitation.- Chapter 36. Global snowfall detection and measurement.- Chapter 37. Snowfall detection by spaceborne radars.- Chapter 38. On the duration and lifecyle of precipitation systems in the tropics.- Chapter 39. Observational characteristics of warm-type heavy rainfall.- Chapter 40. Satellite precipitation measurement and extreme rainfall.- Chapter 41. Rainfall trends in East Africa from an ensemble of IR-based satellite products.- Chapter 42. Heavy precipitation systems in the Mediterranean area: The role of GPM.- Chapter 43. Dryland precipitation climatology from satellite observations.- Chapter 44. Haifall detection.- Chapter 45. Improving high-latitude and cold region precipitation analysis.- Chapter 46. Latent heating retrievals from satellite observations.- SECTION 6 Applications: Chapter 47. Operational applications of Global Precipitation Measurement observations.- Chapter 48. Assimilation of precipitation observations from space into numerical weather prediction (NWP).- Chapter 49. Precipitation ensemble data assimilation in NWP models.- Chapter 50. PERSIANN-CDR for hydrology and hydro-climatic applications.- Chapter 51. Soil moisture and precipitation: The SM2RAIN algorithm for rainfall retrieval from satellite soil moisture.- Chapter 52. Drought risk management using satellite-based rainfall estimates.- Chapter 53. Two decades of urban hydroclimatological studies have yielded discovery and societal benefits.- Chapter 54. Validation of climate models.- Chapter 55. Extreme precipitation in the Himalayan landslide hotspot.- Chapter 56. The value of satellite rainfall estimates in agriculture and food security.- Chapter 57. Using satellite estimates of precipitation for fire danger rating.- Chapter 58. Variability of satellite sea surface salinity under rainfall.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (450 pages)
• Subjects: Earth sciences; Atmospheric sciences; Hydrology; Meteorology; Climate change; Climatology; Physical measurements; Measurement ; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Hydrology; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Technology & Engineering -- Mensuration; Hydrology & the hydrosphere; Meteorology & climatology; Climate change; Mensuration & systems of measurement; Earth sciences
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030245689
• Related ISBNs: 9783030245672
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