PERSIANN-CDR: Daily Precipitation Climate Data Record from Multisatellite Observations for Hydrological and Climate Studies
North Carolina State University · University of California, Irvine · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract A new retrospective satellite-based precipitation dataset is constructed as a climate data record for hydrological and climate studies. Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks–Climate Data Record (PERSIANN-CDR) provides daily and 0.25° rainfall estimates for the latitude band 60°S–60°N for the period of 1 January 1983 to 31 December 2012 (delayed present). PERSIANN-CDR is aimed at addressing the need for a consistent, long-term, high-resolution, and global precipitation dataset for studying the changes and trends in daily precipitation, especially extreme precipitation events, due to climate change and natural variability. PERSIANN-CDR is generated…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 29.49
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 66
Authors
8- HAHamed AshouriCorresponding
North Carolina State University, University of California, Irvine, Global Science & Technology (United States), Samueli Institute, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites
- KHKuolin Hsu
North Carolina State University, University of California, Irvine, Global Science & Technology (United States), Samueli Institute, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites
- SSSoroosh Sorooshian
North Carolina State University, University of California, Irvine, Global Science & Technology (United States), Samueli Institute, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites
- DBDan Braithwaite
North Carolina State University, University of California, Irvine, Global Science & Technology (United States), Samueli Institute, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites
- KRKenneth R. Knapp
North Carolina State University, University of California, Irvine, Global Science & Technology (United States), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites
Topics & keywords
- Precipitation
- Climatology
- Environmental science
- Satellite
- Rain gauge
- Climate change
- Meteorology
- Geography
- Climate action