| 1. Identity statement | ||||
| Reference Type | Conference Paper (Conference Proceedings) | |||
| Site | mtc-m16b.sid.inpe.br | |||
| Holder Code | isadg {BR SPINPE} ibi 8JMKD3MGPCW/3DT298S | |||
| Repository | cptec.inpe.br/adm_conf/2005/10.11.23.14 | |||
| Last Update | 2006:04.16.14.03.14 (UTC) administrator | |||
| Metadata Repository | cptec.inpe.br/adm_conf/2005/10.11.23.14.07 | |||
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| Citation Key | BlacuttLiuZips:2006:RaEsAl | |||
| Title | Rainfall estimates on the Altiplano using radar and passive microwave data from TRMM  | |||
| Format | CD-ROM, On-line. | |||
| Year | 2006 | |||
| Access Date | 2024, Dec. 26 | |||
| Secondary Type | PRE CI | |||
| Number of Files | 1 | |||
| Size | 301 KiB | |||
| 2. Context | ||||
| Author | 1 Blacutt, Luis 2 Liu, Chuntao 3 Zipser, Edward | |||
| Affiliation | 1 Dept. of Meteorology 2 University of Utah, USA 3 (valid for all authors) | |||
| Author e-Mail Address | 1 blacutt@met.utah.edu 2 liuct@met.utah.edu 3 ezipser@met.utah.edu | |||
| Editor | Vera, Carolina Nobre, Carlos | |||
| e-Mail Address | ezipser@met.utah.edu | |||
| Conference Name | International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, 8 (ICSHMO). | |||
| Conference Location | Foz do Iguaçu | |||
| Date | 24-28 Apr. 2006 | |||
| Publisher | American Meteorological Society (AMS) | |||
| Publisher City | 45 Beacon Hill Road, Boston, MA, USA | |||
| Pages | 977-980 | |||
| Book Title | Proceedings | |||
| Tertiary Type | Oral | |||
| Organization | American Meteorological Society (AMS) | |||
| History (UTC) | 2005-10-11 23:14:08 :: ezipser@met.utah.edu -> adm_conf :: 2005-12-15 23:04:29 :: adm_conf -> ezipser@met.utah.edu :: 2006-03-30 15:04:05 :: ezipser@met.utah.edu -> administrator :: 2006-04-18 20:51:27 :: administrator -> lise@dpi.inpe.br :: 2010-12-28 12:36:15 :: lise@dpi.inpe.br -> administrator :: 2010-12-29 15:54:47 :: administrator -> lise@dpi.inpe.br :: 2006 2010-12-29 16:05:35 :: lise@dpi.inpe.br -> administrator :: 2006 2010-12-29 18:50:41 :: administrator -> banon :: 2006 2011-01-02 17:14:34 :: banon -> administrator :: 2006 2018-06-05 03:42:35 :: administrator -> :: 2006 | |||
| 3. Content and structure | ||||
| Is the master or a copy? | is the master | |||
| Content Stage | completed | |||
| Transferable | 1 | |||
| Keywords | Altiplano precipitation remote sensing radar | |||
| Abstract | Rainfall estimates on the Altiplano using radar and passive microwave data from TRMM Luis Blacutt, Chuntao Liu, and Edward Zipser Dept. of Meteorology University of Utah, USA Accurate rainfall estimates over the Altiplano, and other high altitude regions of the world, present a special set of challenges. Rain gauge data are usually very sparse. Therefore, the ability for direct validation of remote sensing algorithms is very problematic. Further, most existing algorithms are designed and tested for lower altitude locations. Even the TRMM (Tropical Rain Measuring Mission) radar has special difficulties at high altitudes, because the lowest levels free from surface clutter contamination are near or above the O°C level, and accurate interpretation depends upon knowing whether radar backscatter comes from liquid or ice hydrometeors, or if there is a radar bright band near the melting level. Yet the TRMM radar data offer the best chance of learning more about the vertical structure of precipitation systems over high altitude terrain. The purpose of this paper is to combine the most relevant physical interpretations from the TRMM precipitation radar (PR) and TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) data to improve upon current precipitation estimates over the Altiplano. More than 7 years of TRMM data over the Altiplano are used to compare rainfall estimates from 5 independent estimates of seasonal rainfall data. Unfortunately, these estimates differ widely, sometimes by more than a factor of 2. We explore reasons for these discrepancies, and propose an improved method that may be better suited for the high altitude regions. The most promising method, especially for summer convective rains, appears to be a direct estimate of ice water path (IWP) using the 85 GHz channels of the TMI. In contrast to current TMI estimates, it is proposed to relate the estimated IWP to surface precipitation directly. | |||
| Area | MET | |||
| Type | Monsoon systems and continental rainfall | |||
| doc Directory Content | access | |||
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| 4. Conditions of access and use | ||||
| data URL | http://urlib.net/ibi/cptec.inpe.br/adm_conf/2005/10.11.23.14 | |||
| zipped data URL | http://urlib.net/zip/cptec.inpe.br/adm_conf/2005/10.11.23.14 | |||
| Language | en | |||
| Target File | 977-980.pdf | |||
| User Group | ezipser@met.utah.edu administrator | |||
| Visibility | shown | |||
| 5. Allied materials | ||||
| Host Collection | cptec.inpe.br/nobre/2005/06.02.21.14 cptec.inpe.br/walmeida/2003/04.25.17.12 | |||
| 6. Notes | ||||
| Mark | 1 | |||
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