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Evaluation of the RainFARM Statistical Downscaling Technique Applied to IMERG over Global Oceans using Passive Aquatic Listener in situ rain measurements
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2023
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Source: Journal of Hydrometeorology (2023)
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Journal Title:Journal of Hydrometeorology
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Description:High-resolution oceanic precipitation estimates are needed to increase our understanding of and ability to monitor ocean-atmosphere coupled processes. Satellite multisensor precipitation products such as IMERG provide global precipitation estimates at relatively high-resolution (0.1°, 30 min), but the resolution at which IMERG precipitation estimates are considered reliable is coarser than the nominal resolution of the product itself. In this study, we examine the ability of the Rainfall Autoregressive Model (RainFARM) statistical downscaling technique to produce ensembles of precipitation fields at relatively high spatial and temporal resolution when applied to spatially and temporally coarsened precipitation fields from IMERG. The downscaled precipitation ensembles are evaluated against in-situ oceanic rain rate observations collected by Passive Aquatic Listeners (PAL) in eleven different ocean domains. We also evaluate IMERG coarsened to the same resolution as the downscaled fields to determine whether the process of coarsening then downscaling improves precipitation estimates more than averaging IMERG to coarser resolution only. Evaluations were performed on individual months, seasons, by ENSO phase, and based on precipitation characteristics. Results were inconsistent, with downscaling improving precipitation estimates in some domains and time periods, and producing worse performance in others. While the results imply that the performance of the downscaled precipitation estimates is related to precipitation characteristics, it is still unclear what characteristic or combinations thereof leads to the most improvement or consistent improvement when applying RainFARM to IMERG.
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Source:Journal of Hydrometeorology (2023)
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ISSN:1525-755X;1525-7541;
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