Using CloudSat to Advance the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) over Antarctica
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Using CloudSat to Advance the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) over Antarctica

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  • Journal Title:
    Remote Sensing of Environment
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    CICS (Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites)
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    Remote sensing-based precipitation products face several challenges in high latitudes and specifically over frozen surfaces (i.e., snow and ice). Consequently, precipitation estimates tend to be lower in quality over these regions, including Antarctica, the coldest continent on Earth. In this study, we developed a method for adjusting precipitation estimates over Antarctica by leveraging CloudSat's ability to capture snowfall compared to other satellite products over snow and ice surfaces. We addressed limitations of CloudSat, such as poor spatiotemporal sampling, noise, and incomplete coverage near the poles. We utilized the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Reanalysis 5th Generation (ERA5) to guide development, particularly during the period when the TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) was contributing. We adjusted monthly and seasonal TOVS and Atmospheric Infrared Sounder – Infrared (AIRS-IR) precipitation biases over Antarctica at the pixel level, as these two products are the primary inputs for the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) in high latitudes. We assessed the adjusted TOVS and AIRS-IR through analyses of geographical maps and time series of monthly and seasonal mean precipitation rates. The results are encouraging, indicating that the proposed approach could replace the current approach used in the GPCP for adjusting precipitation estimates from AIRS-IR and TOVS over Antarctica. Adjusting precipitation estimates from TOVS and AIRS-IR using the proposed approach improves the Kling-Gupta efficiency (KGE) over their entire period by 162% and 147%, respectively. Moreover, the proposed approach can be applied to adjust other precipitation products over Antarctica at the pixel level, including satellites and reanalysis products.
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    Remote Sensing of Environment, 308, 114199
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    0034-4257
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    Elsevier BV
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    Journal Article
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    CC BY
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