Author : Steven T. Fiorino
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781423507178
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (71 download)
Book Synopsis Investigation of Microphysical Assumptions in TRMM Radiometer's Rain Profile Algorithm Using KWAJEX Satellite, Aircraft and Surface Datasets by : Steven T. Fiorino
Download or read book Investigation of Microphysical Assumptions in TRMM Radiometer's Rain Profile Algorithm Using KWAJEX Satellite, Aircraft and Surface Datasets written by Steven T. Fiorino and published by . This book was released on 2002-07-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) level 2 radiometer precipitation profile algorithm employs assumed (cloud model- derived) vertical microphysical structures and radiative transfer within the inversion process to generate rainrate estimates. To date, this algorithm has been evaluated through raingauge and ground radar intercomparisons, algorithm- to-algorithm intercomparisons, diagnostic moisture budget analyses, and physical hypothesis testing. None of these approaches has specifically addressed the underlying microphysical properties of the algorithm itself. Therefore, what remains is perhaps the most fundamental check -- direct intercomparison of the assumed profile microphysics with actual three- dimensional microphysical observations.