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Numerical and Analytical Investigation of Satellite Precipitation Error Propagation in Hydrologic Simulations

Author : Yiwen Mei
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Book Synopsis Numerical and Analytical Investigation of Satellite Precipitation Error Propagation in Hydrologic Simulations by : Yiwen Mei

Download or read book Numerical and Analytical Investigation of Satellite Precipitation Error Propagation in Hydrologic Simulations written by Yiwen Mei and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The overarching goal of the research described in this dissertation is to understand the hydrologic implications of error propagation from satellite precipitation products to hydrologic simulations. The complex interaction between precipitation error and corresponding hydrologic response is examined following a numerical- and an analytical-based method. The application of a hydrologic model forced by various satellite precipitation products is adopted as the numerical-based framework that was used to identify the properties of error propagation with respect to a number of factors (e.g. basin scale, seasonality, severity of rainfall and flow). Results show better consistency between gauges for events occurred over larger scale basins during warm season months that are associated with moderate intensity of rain and flow rate. In addition to the numerical investigation, an analytical framework is developed to decompose the error propagation into space-time components. This essentially allows to assess the relative contribution of the different processes of catchment flood response on error propagation. It is shown that error in timing of flood event is equally attributed to due to error in runoff generation and routing time. Error in hydrograph shape is mainly controlled by the error in the variability of runoff generation time while error in flood volume is predominantly controlled by the error in rainfall volume. Overall, these investigations provide important information for the hydrologic modelers to choose the appropriate precipitation products for the hydrologic-related practice. It also serves as a guidance for the product developers on the designs of more advance retrieval algorithms.

Satellite Rainfall Applications for Surface Hydrology

Author : Mekonnen Gebremichael
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 904812915X
Total Pages : 327 pages
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Book Synopsis Satellite Rainfall Applications for Surface Hydrology by : Mekonnen Gebremichael

Download or read book Satellite Rainfall Applications for Surface Hydrology written by Mekonnen Gebremichael and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-02 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions from a panel of researchers from a wide range of fields, the chapters of this book focus on evaluating the potential, utility and application of high resolution satellite precipitation products in relation to surface hydrology.

Performance Assessment of Satellite Rainfall Products for Hydrologic Modeling

Author : Hojjat Seyyedi
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
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Book Synopsis Performance Assessment of Satellite Rainfall Products for Hydrologic Modeling by : Hojjat Seyyedi

Download or read book Performance Assessment of Satellite Rainfall Products for Hydrologic Modeling written by Hojjat Seyyedi and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Uncertainty of Global Precipitation Datasets and Its Propagation in Hydrological Simulations

Author : Md Abul Ehsan Bhuiyan
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
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Book Synopsis Uncertainty of Global Precipitation Datasets and Its Propagation in Hydrological Simulations by : Md Abul Ehsan Bhuiyan

Download or read book Uncertainty of Global Precipitation Datasets and Its Propagation in Hydrological Simulations written by Md Abul Ehsan Bhuiyan and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accurate estimates of precipitation at the global scale are vital for a variety of hydrometeorological applications. Quantification of the error sources along with characterization of the error propagation in hydrological simulations are required for promoting use of satellite and reanalysis precipitation estimates in hydrological applications.In this study we address the remotely-sensed precipitation products uncertainty characterization based ona machine learning tree-based model, Quantile Regression Forests (QRF). We first apply the model to satellitepassive microwave estimates from the TRMM satellite. Reference precipitation was based on high-resolution (5 min/1 km) rainfall fields derived from the NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory multi-radar multi-sensor system. The model was evaluated using a K-fold validation experiment using systematic and random error statistics of the model-adjusted TRMM passive microwave rainfall point estimates, and ensemble verification statistics of the corresponding prediction intervals. Then, this framework was utilized to combine dynamic and static land surface variables together with multiple global precipitation sources to stochastically generate improved precipitation ensembles (combined product) over complex terrain. Input to the model included multiple global satellite precipitation products; an atmospheric reanalysis precipitation product; and other auxiliary variables including a daily soil moisture dataset, specific humidity and a terrain elevation dataset. The model performance was demonstrated over three mountainous study areas (Peruvian and Colombian Andes and the Blue Nile in East Africa) based on 13 years (2000-2012) ofreference rainfall data derived from in situ rain gauge networks. Results showed that the proposed blending framework could significantly reduce the error andadequately characterize the uncertainty of the combined product. In the last section of this study we investigate the impact of the combined product in hydrological simulations. The Iberian Peninsula was chosen as the study area, which has precipitation and climate variability due to complex orography influenced by both Atlantic and Mediterranean climates.Comparisons of the precipitation product-driven hydrological simulations by a distributed hydrological model against reference-driven streamflow simulations by the same model showed that the magnitude of systematic and random errors for the combined product was significantly lower than those for the individual precipitation products. Moreover, this blending framework rendered a detailed investigation of the precipitation error propagation into multi-hydrologic model simulations, which was accomplished using four global-scale land surface models (JULES, ORCHIDEE, HTESSEL and SURFEX) and one global hydrologic model (WaterGAP3). Through this analysis we investigated the error characteristics of different precipitation forcing datasets (satellite, reanalysis, and combined product) and their error propagation in different hydrologic variables (surface/subsurface runoff, evapotranspiration).

Evaluation of High-resolution Satellite Precipitation Products in Hydrologic Simulations of Northern Latitude River Basins

Author : Muhammet Omer Dis
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
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Book Synopsis Evaluation of High-resolution Satellite Precipitation Products in Hydrologic Simulations of Northern Latitude River Basins by : Muhammet Omer Dis

Download or read book Evaluation of High-resolution Satellite Precipitation Products in Hydrologic Simulations of Northern Latitude River Basins written by Muhammet Omer Dis and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hydrological Modelling and the Water Cycle

Author : Soroosh Sorooshian
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540778438
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)

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Book Synopsis Hydrological Modelling and the Water Cycle by : Soroosh Sorooshian

Download or read book Hydrological Modelling and the Water Cycle written by Soroosh Sorooshian and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-07-18 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a collection of a selected number of articles based on presentations at the 2005 L’Aquila (Italy) Summer School on the topic of “Hydrologic Modeling and Water Cycle: Coupling of the Atmosphere and Hydrological Models”. The p- mary focus of this volume is on hydrologic modeling and their data requirements, especially precipitation. As the eld of hydrologic modeling is experiencing rapid development and transition to application of distributed models, many challenges including overcoming the requirements of compatible observations of inputs and outputs must be addressed. A number of papers address the recent advances in the State-of-the-art distributed precipitation estimation from satellites. A number of articles address the issues related to the data merging and use of geo-statistical techniques for addressing data limitations at spatial resolutions to capture the h- erogeneity of physical processes. The participants at the School came from diverse backgrounds and the level of - terest and active involvement in the discussions clearly demonstrated the importance the scienti c community places on challenges related to the coupling of atmospheric and hydrologic models. Along with my colleagues Dr. Erika Coppola and Dr. Kuolin Hsu, co-directors of the School, we greatly appreciate the invited lectures and all the participants. The members of the local organizing committee, Drs Barbara Tomassetti; Marco Verdecchia and Guido Visconti were instrumental in the success of the school and their contributions, both scienti cally and organizationally are much appreciated.

Precipitation Modeling and Quantitative Analysis

Author : Xiaofan Li
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400723814
Total Pages : 251 pages
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Book Synopsis Precipitation Modeling and Quantitative Analysis by : Xiaofan Li

Download or read book Precipitation Modeling and Quantitative Analysis written by Xiaofan Li and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-11-03 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines surface rainfall processes through cloud-resolving modeling and quantitative analysis of surface rainfall budget and summarizes modeling and analysis results in recent seven years. The book shows validation of precipitation modeling against observations and derives a set of diagnostic precipitation equations. The book provides detailed discussions of the applications of precipitation equations to the examination of effects of sea surface temperature, vertical wind shear, radiation, and ice clouds on torrential rainfall processes in the tropics and mid-latitudes, and to the studies of sensitivity of precipitation modeling to uncertainty of the initial conditions and to the estimate of precipitation efficiency. The book can be used as a text book for graduate students and will be beneficial to researchers and forecasters for precipitation process studies and operational forecasts.

Numerical Weather Model Based Adjustment of Satellite Precipitation Products and Hydrologic Evaluations

Author : Xinxuan Zhang
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Total Pages : 108 pages
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Book Synopsis Numerical Weather Model Based Adjustment of Satellite Precipitation Products and Hydrologic Evaluations by : Xinxuan Zhang

Download or read book Numerical Weather Model Based Adjustment of Satellite Precipitation Products and Hydrologic Evaluations written by Xinxuan Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quantification of heavy precipitation events over mountainous regions has been a challenge for all types of satellite precipitation products. This research developed a numerical weather model-based adjustment technique to correct satellite precipitation estimates for HPEs. To successfully apply the technique, there are two prerequisites: i) the raw satellite data captures the relative spatial and temporal variabilities of precipitation (id est no significant surface contamination effects on satellite precipitation detection), and ii) the model provides relatively accurate precipitation outputs in terms of overall magnitude (not necessarily location). The technique was demonstrated over mountainous areas all over the world representing varying terrain complexity and climatic conditions. Results show that model-based adjustment outperforms, or at least is comparable to, the gauge-based adjustment for all high-resolution satellite products examined. In addition, the model-based adjustment requires no in situ observations and much less processing time. The results are promising for future satellite precipitation applications over mountainous areas lacking ground observations. Furthermore, the model-adjusted satellite products were used in a distributed hydrological model to evaluate the error propagation on flood simulations. Results showed that the basin outlet runoff derived from model-adjusted satellite precipitation was comparable to the one with gauge-adjusted satellite precipitation, and both of them outperformed the runoff derived from raw satellite.

Investigating Error Propagation in Flood Prediction Based on Remotely-sensed Rainfall

Author : Faisal Hossain
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Total Pages : 554 pages
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Download or read book Investigating Error Propagation in Flood Prediction Based on Remotely-sensed Rainfall written by Faisal Hossain and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Statistical Model for the Uncertainty Analysis of Satellite Precipitation Products

Author : Sepideh Sarachi
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ISBN 13 : 9781321854725
Total Pages : 121 pages
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Book Synopsis A Statistical Model for the Uncertainty Analysis of Satellite Precipitation Products by : Sepideh Sarachi

Download or read book A Statistical Model for the Uncertainty Analysis of Satellite Precipitation Products written by Sepideh Sarachi and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earth observing satellites provide a method to measure precipitation from space with good spatial and temporal coverage. These estimates have a high degree of uncertainty associated with them. Understanding and quantifying the uncertainty of the satellite estimates can be very beneficial when using these precipitation products in hydrological applications given that these uncertainties will propagate throughout the hydrologic cycle. In this study a generalized uncertainty distribution is introduced to model the probability distribution of the Stage IV Multi-sensor Precipitation Estimates (MPE) as the reference measurement given the PERSIANN satellite-based precipitation product (Precipitation estimation from remotely sensed information using Artificial Neural Network). The model is calibrated for an area of 50 x 50, over the southeastern United States for both summer and winter seasons separately from 2004-2009. The uncertainty model parameters are further extended across various rainfall rates and spatial and temporal resolutions. The method is evaluated for the period of 2006-2008 over the Illinois River watershed south of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Results show that, using the proposed method, the estimation of the precipitation is improved in terms of percent bias and root mean squared error. To further study the hydrological response of the satellite precipitation uncertainty; this uncertainty model is propagated as an input into the SAC-SMA (Sacramento Soil Moisture Accounting) hydrology model over the same case study watershed. The results shows that the proposed uncertainty model improves the simulated streamflow from the PERSIANN satellite precipitation product with regards to its, percent bias by more than 90% and the root mean squared error by more than 30%. The uncertainty model is also applied to for the new GPM satellite precipitation product using the IMERG algorithm and results shows improvement in estimating the precipitation.

Extreme Hydrology and Climate Variability

Author : Assefa M. Melesse
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128159995
Total Pages : 580 pages
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Book Synopsis Extreme Hydrology and Climate Variability by : Assefa M. Melesse

Download or read book Extreme Hydrology and Climate Variability written by Assefa M. Melesse and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-07-03 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extreme Hydrology and Climate Variability: Monitoring, Modelling, Adaptation and Mitigation is a compilation of contributions by experts from around the world who discuss extreme hydrology topics, from monitoring, to modeling and management. With extreme climatic and hydrologic events becoming so frequent, this book is a critical source, adding knowledge to the science of extreme hydrology. Topics covered include hydrometeorology monitoring, climate variability and trends, hydrological variability and trends, landscape dynamics, droughts, flood processes, and extreme events management, adaptation and mitigation. Each of the book's chapters provide background and theoretical foundations followed by approaches used and results of the applied studies. This book will be highly used by water resource managers and extreme event researchers who are interested in understanding the processes and teleconnectivity of large-scale climate dynamics and extreme events, predictability, simulation and intervention measures. Presents datasets used and methods followed to support the findings included, allowing readers to follow these steps in their own research Provides variable methodological approaches, thus giving the reader multiple hydrological modeling information to use in their work Includes a variety of case studies, thus making the context of the book relatable to everyday working situations for those studying extreme hydrology Discusses extreme event management, including adaption and mitigation

Hydrological Hazard: Analysis and Prevention

Author : Tommaso Caloiero
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3038973742
Total Pages : 219 pages
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Book Synopsis Hydrological Hazard: Analysis and Prevention by : Tommaso Caloiero

Download or read book Hydrological Hazard: Analysis and Prevention written by Tommaso Caloiero and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Hydrological Hazard: Analysis and Prevention" that was published in Geosciences

Evaluation of State-of-the-art Precipitation Estimates

Author : Shekhar Raj Mote
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Total Pages : 206 pages
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Download or read book Evaluation of State-of-the-art Precipitation Estimates written by Shekhar Raj Mote and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Availability of precipitation data is very important in every aspect related to hydrology. Readings from the ground stations are reliable and are used in hydrological models to do various analysis. However, the predictions are always associated with uncertainties due to the limited number of ground stations, which requires interpolation of the data. Meanwhile, groundbreaking approach in capturing precipitation events from vantage point through satellites in space has created a platform to not only merge ground data with satellite estimates to produce more accurate result, but also to find the data where ground stations are not available or scarcely available. Nevertheless, the data obtained through these satellite missions needs to be verified on its temporal and spatial resolution as well as the uncertainties associated before we make any decisions on its basis. This study focuses on finding and evaluating data obtained from two multi-satellite precipitation measurements missions: i) Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) ii) Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission. GPM is the latest mission launched on Feb 28, 2014 after the successful completion of TRMM mission which collected valuable data for 17 years since its launch in November 1997. Both near real time and final version precipitation products for TMPA and GPM are considered for this study. Two study areas representing eastern and western parts of the United States of America (USA) are considered: i) Charlotte (CLT) in North Carolina ii) San Francisco (SF) in California. Evaluation is carried out for daily accumulated rainfall estimates and single rainfall events. Statistical analysis and error categorization of daily accumulated rainfall estimates were analyzed in two parts: i) Ten yeas data available for TMPA products were considered for historical analysis ii) Both TMPA and GPM data available for a ten-month common period was considered for GPM Era analysis. To study how well the satellite estimates with their finest temporal and spatial resolution capture single rainfall event and to explore their engineering application potential, an existing model of SF watershed prepared in Infoworks Integrated Catchment Model (ICM) was considered for hydrological simulation. Infoworks ICM is developed and maintained by Wallingford Software in the UK and SF watershed model is owned by San Francisco Public Works (SFPW). The historical analysis of TMPA products suggested overestimation of rainfall in CLT region while underestimation in SF region. This underestimation was largely associated with missed-rainfall events and negative hit events in SF. This inconsistency in estimation was evident in GPM products as well. However, in the study of single rainfall events with higher magnitude of rainfall depth in SF, the total rainfall volume and runoff volume generated in the watershed were over-estimated. Hence, satellite estimates in general tends to miss rainfall events of lower magnitude and over-estimate rainfall events of higher magnitude. From statistical analysis of GPM Era data, it was evident that GPM has been able to correct this inconsistency to some extent where it minimized overestimation in CLT region and minimized negative error due to underestimation in SF. GPM products fairly captured the hydrograph shape of outflow in SF watershed in comparison to TMPA. From this study, it can be concluded that even though GPM precipitation estimates could not quiet completely replace ground rain gage measurements as of now, with the perpetual updating of algorithms to correct its associated error, it holds realistic engineering application potential in the near future.

Fractal River Basins

Author : Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521004053
Total Pages : 574 pages
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Rainfall

Author : Renato Morbidelli
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128225440
Total Pages : 502 pages
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Download or read book Rainfall written by Renato Morbidelli and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2022-02-11 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rainfall: Physical Process, Measurement, Data Analysis and Usage in Hydrological Investigations integrates different rainfall perspectives, from droplet formation and modeling developments to the experimental measurements and their analysis, to application in surface and subsurface hydrological investigations. Each chapter provides an updated representation of the involved subject with relative open problems and includes a case study at the end of the chapter. The book targets postgraduate readers studying meteorology, civil and environmental engineering, geophysics, agronomy and natural science, as well as practitioners working in the fields of hydrology, hydrogeology, agronomy and water resource management. Presents comprehensive coverage of rainfall-related topics, from the basic processes involved in the drop formation to data use and modeling Provides real-life examples for practical use in the form of a case study in each chapter

Practical Hydroinformatics

Author : Robert J. Abrahart
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540798811
Total Pages : 495 pages
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Download or read book Practical Hydroinformatics written by Robert J. Abrahart and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-10-24 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hydroinformatics is an emerging subject that is expected to gather speed, momentum and critical mass throughout the forthcoming decades of the 21st century. This book provides a broad account of numerous advances in that field - a rapidly developing discipline covering the application of information and communication technologies, modelling and computational intelligence in aquatic environments. A systematic survey, classified according to the methods used (neural networks, fuzzy logic and evolutionary optimization, in particular) is offered, together with illustrated practical applications for solving various water-related issues. ...

Wadi Flash Floods

Author : Tetsuya Sumi
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811629048
Total Pages : 559 pages
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Download or read book Wadi Flash Floods written by Tetsuya Sumi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-11 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book brings together research studies, developments, and application-related flash flood topics on wadi systems in arid regions. The major merit of this comprehensive book is its focus on research and technical papers as well as case study applications in different regions worldwide that cover many topics and answer several scientific questions. The book chapters comprehensively and significantly highlight different scientific research disciplines related to wadi flash floods, including climatology, hydrological models, new monitoring techniques, remote sensing techniques, field investigations, international collaboration projects, risk assessment and mitigation, sedimentation and sediment transport, and groundwater quality and quantity assessment and management. In this book, the contributing authors (engineers, researchers, and professionals) introduce their recent scientific findings to develop suitable, applicable, and innovative tools for forecasting, mitigation, and water management as well as society development under seven main research themes as follows: Part 1. Wadi Flash Flood Challenges and Strategies Part 2. Hydrometeorology and Climate Changes Part 3. Rainfall–Runoff Modeling and Approaches Part 4. Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Part 5. Reservoir Sedimentation and Sediment Yield Part 6. Groundwater Management Part 7. Application and Case Studies The book includes selected high-quality papers from five series of the International Symposium on Flash Floods in Wadi Systems (ISFF) that were held in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020 in Japan, Egypt, Oman, Morocco, and Japan, respectively. These collections of chapters could provide valuable guidance and scientific content not only for academics, researchers, and students but also for decision-makers in the MENA region and worldwide.