A suitable qualification module for rain intensity measurement instruments is proposed based on an automatic procedure for dynamic calibration of traditional Tipping Bucket Raingauges (TBRs). Following an initial background of dedicated laboratory tests, which assisted in producing reference calibration curves for various types of commercial gauges from different manufacturing companies, the ef...

In the past few years, demands on flash flood forecasting have grown. The Flash Flood Indicator (FFI) is a system used at Czech Hydrometeorological Institute for evaluation of risk possible occurrence floods over whole Republic. FFI calculation based current soil saturation, physical-geographical characteristics every considered area, and radar-based quantitative precipitation estimates (QPEs) ...

Multi-sensor precipitation datasets including two products from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) and estimates from Climate Prediction Center Morphing Technique (CMORPH) product were quantitatively evaluated to study the monsoon variability over Pakistan. Several statistical and graphical techniques are applied to illustrate the noncon...

Sub-daily rainfall extremes may be associated with flash flooding, particularly in urban areas but, compared with extremes on daily timescales, have been relatively little studied in many regions. This paper describes a new, hourly rainfall dataset for the UK based on ∼1600 rain gauges from three different data sources. This includes tipping bucket rain gauge data from the UK Environment Agency...

• A new approach to reduce the systematic biases of TMPA-RT in real time is proposed. Systematic bias and RMSE were significantly reduced after adjustment. Method focus on correcting hit bias, rarely corrected false precipitation. The limitation CSMW less improvement correlation coefficients. An improved cumulative distribution function (CDF)-based multi-satellite precipitation estimates propos...

A preliminary investigation of land-based radar rainfall estimates for surveillance of Aedes taeniorhynchus larvae was conducted from January 1 to May 21, 1991 in Collier County, FL. Rainfall estimates from the National Weather Service RADAP II radar system, supplemented with tide gauge data, served as criteria for larval inspection. Rain, rain+tide and tide, respectively, triggered 48, 26 and ...