Verification of Tropical Cyclone–Related Satellite Precipitation Estimates in Mainland China

Abstract To evaluate the abilities of satellite retrievals in reflecting precipitation features related to tropical cyclones (TCs) affecting mainland China, four years of 6- and 24-h precipitation retrievals from three datasets, namely the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite algorithm 3B42, version 6 (3B42), Climate Prediction Center morphed (CMORPH) product, and one based on the Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-5 infrared brightness temperature (GMS5-TBB), are compared statistically with direct measurements from surface gauge rainfall data during the periods affected by TCs. The GMS5-TBB dataset was set up by a method of considering the GMS5-TBB characteristics, hourly precipitation intensity, and horizontal distribution for landfalling TCs. The results show that in a general sense, all three satellite-retrieved rainfall datasets give quite reasonable 6- and 24-h rainfall distributions, with skill decreasing with the increase in both latitude and rainfall amount. The 3B42 has a little bit...

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