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Have satellite precipitation products improved over last two decades? A comprehensive comparison of GPM IMERG with nine satellite and reanalysis datasets

Guoqiang Tang, Martyn Clark, Simon Michael Papalexiou, Ziqiang Ma, Yang Hong

Remote Sensing of Environment · 2020

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Summary

This 2020 study in Remote Sensing of Environment presents a comprehensive inter-comparison of GPM IMERG, a contemporary satellite precipitation product, against nine alternative satellite and reanalysis precipitation datasets to assess whether satellite-based precipitation estimation has improved materially over the preceding two decades. The work evaluates multiple products' performance characteristics across varied geographical and climatic domains. The findings contribute to understanding the current state of remote-sensing precipitation products for hydrological and agricultural applications.

UK applicability

The comparative evaluation of satellite precipitation products is relevant to UK water resource management, flood forecasting, and agricultural decision-support systems that rely on precipitation input data. However, the study's global scope may mean localised validation against UK climate conditions and ground-truth networks would be necessary for operationalising product recommendations in UK practice.

Key measures

Precipitation estimation accuracy metrics (as suggested by the title: likely bias, RMSE, correlation coefficients, or similar skill scores comparing satellite products against ground-based reference data)

Outcomes reported

The study evaluated whether satellite-based precipitation estimates have improved in accuracy over approximately two decades by comparing GPM IMERG with nine alternative satellite and reanalysis datasets. The analysis assessed precipitation estimation performance across multiple climatic and geographic contexts.

Theme
Measurement & metrics
Subject
Measurement methods & nutrient profiling
Study type
Research
Study design
Comparative validation study
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
Global
System type
Other
DOI
10.1016/j.rse.2020.111697
Catalogue ID
BFmokjodql-wx95nn

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