Start Date
4-1974 8:00 AM
Description
A method to estimate rainfall from visible geosynchronous satellite images is outlined. The two component relationships, derived from ATS-3 and WSR-57 radar data, are discussed. Calculations are made on two days with this method and compared with ground truth rainfall. Satellite estimates on both days are within a factor of two of ground truth.
Sources of error in the component relationships are ennumerated. Several planned refinements, such as stratification of the data by synoptic condition and origin of convection, are presented.
Rainfall Estimations From Geosynchronous Satellite Imagry
A method to estimate rainfall from visible geosynchronous satellite images is outlined. The two component relationships, derived from ATS-3 and WSR-57 radar data, are discussed. Calculations are made on two days with this method and compared with ground truth rainfall. Satellite estimates on both days are within a factor of two of ground truth.
Sources of error in the component relationships are ennumerated. Several planned refinements, such as stratification of the data by synoptic condition and origin of convection, are presented.
Comments
Meteorology
Session Chairman: Neil L. Frank, Director, National Hurricane Center, Miami, Florida
Session Organizer: O. H. (Dan) Daniel, Superintendent of Meteorological Services, Pan American Airways, Aerospace Services Division
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