The Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) Core Observatory that was launched on 27 February 2014 ushered in a new era for estimating precipitation from satellites. Based on their high spatial–temporal resolution and near global coverage, satellite-based precipitation products have been applied in many research fields. The goal of this study was to quantitatively compare two of the latest GPM-era s...

The objective of this study is to cross-validate 34 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) historical simulations of precipitation against the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) data, quantifying model pattern discrepancies, and biases for both entire distributions and their upper tails. The results of the volumetric hit index (VHI) analysis of the total monthly prec...

The climatological nature of orographic precipitation in the southern Andes between 40° and 48°S is investigated primarily using stable isotope data from streamwater. In addition, four precipitation events are examined using balloon soundings and satellite images. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images taken during precipitation events reveal complex patterns of upstre...

Measurements with the Sondrestrom radar have been used to examine the daytime thermospheric neutral wind and to relate that wind to other geophysical parameters. Ion drag is found to be particularly important for determining the wind pattern. However, evidence is presented that the wind pattern is significantly influenced by soft particle precipitation and, possibly, by Joule heating.

The impact of the increase of greenhouse gases on Sahelian precipitation is very uncertain in both its spatial pattern and magnitude. In particular, the relative importance of internal variability versus external forcings depends on the time horizon considered in the climate projection. In this study we address the respective roles of the internal climate variability versus external forcings on...

The potential impact of Indian Ocean sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in modulating mid-latitude precipitation across southern and western regions of Australia is assessed in a series of atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM) simulations. Two sets of AGCM integrations forced with a seasonally evolving characteristic dipole pattern in Indian Ocean SST consistent with observed “dry-y...

introduction zayanderood basin is one of the major internal river basins in the central iran, where zayanderood river is the only permanent river. fluctuations in rainfall in recent years have affected different areas of iran. because of the dependence of the provinces of isfahan, yazd, and kerman on water resources of this basin, changes and fluctuations in precipitation within this watershed ...

The accurate estimation of Antarctic precipitation variability is an essential component in understanding lobal sea level fluctuations; direct measurement techniques, however, are replete with practical difficulties. In this study, net precipitation (precipitation minus sublimation) for the Antarctic continent is computed for 1980-1994 using operational numerical analyses obtained from the ECMW...

Statistical and case study–oriented comparisons of the quantitative precipitation nowcasting (QPN) schemes demonstrated during the first World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) Forecast Demonstration Project (FDP), held in Sydney, Australia, during 2000, served to confirm many of the earlier reported findings regarding QPN algorithm design and performance. With a few notable exceptions, nowcast...