Journal article
Hydrologic Evaluation of Rainfall Estimates from Radar, Satellite, Gauge, and Combinations on Ft. Cobb Basin, Oklahoma
Journal of hydrometeorology, Vol.12(5), pp.973-988
10/01/2011
DOI: 10.1175/2011JHM1287.1
Abstract
This study evaluates rainfall estimates from the Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD), operational rain gauges, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA), and Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks Cloud Classification System (PERSIANN-CCS) in the context as inputs to a calibrated, distributed hydrologic model. A high-density Micronet of rain gauges on the 342-km(2) Ft. Cobb basin in Oklahoma was used as reference rainfall to calibrate the National Weather Service's (NWS) Hydrology Laboratory Research Distributed Hydrologic Model (HL-RDHM) at 4-km/l-h and 0.25 degrees/3-h resolutions. The unadjusted radar product was the overall worst product, while the stage IV radar product with hourly rain gauge adjustment had the best hydrologic skill with a Micronet relative efficiency score of -0.5, only slightly worse than the reference simulation forced by Micronet rainfall. Simulations from TRMM-3B42RT were better than PERSIANN-CCS-RT (a real-time version of PERSIANN-CSS) and equivalent to those from the operational rain gauge network. The high degree of hydrologic skill with TRMM-3B42RT forcing was only achievable when the model was calibrated at TRMM's 0.25 degrees/3-h resolution, thus highlighting the importance of considering rainfall product resolution during model calibration.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Hydrologic Evaluation of Rainfall Estimates from Radar, Satellite, Gauge, and Combinations on Ft. Cobb Basin, Oklahoma
- Creators
- Jonathan J. Gourley - NOAA National Severe Storms LaboratoryYang Hong - University of OklahomaZachary L. Flamig - University of OklahomaJiahu Wang - University of OklahomaHumberto Vergara - Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological StudiesEmmanoul N. Anagnostou - Univ Connecticut, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Storrs, CT USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of hydrometeorology, Vol.12(5), pp.973-988
- Publisher
- Amer Meteorological Soc
- DOI
- 10.1175/2011JHM1287.1
- ISSN
- 1525-755X
- eISSN
- 1525-7541
- Number of pages
- 16
- Grant note
- U.S. Department of Commerce National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF) NA17RJ1227 / NOAA/Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research under NOAA-University of Oklahoma; National Oceanic Atmospheric Admin (NOAA) - USA
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2011
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984446262402771
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