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Overall goal
- The analysis of observations from satellite radar TRMM over Europe (Cyprus)
- The comparison of rainfall measurements by ground radar and raingauges
- The comparison of rainfall forecasts by numerical weather prediction models
- The preparation for the European participation in GPM mission (Global Precipitation Measurement from satellite)
Tasks
- to compare data quality insurance schemes for ground and space radar
- to use precipitation fields from ground radar and gauge network as ground validation for satellite radar TRMM (over Cyprus)
- to gain experience for and prepare the European participation in GPM
- to improve the accuracy of precipitation fields from ground radar in Mediterranean test sites using gauge measurements and adjustment techniques adapted to mountainous regions
- to compare precipitation fields from numerical weather prediction models with observations from ground and satellite radar
- to improve accuracy of preciptation fields from ground radar taking into account the intrinsic high variability of precipitation and the error sources in a mountainous region (clutter elimination, correction for visibility, correction for vertical profile of reflectivity, adjustment by gauge measurements)
Work packages
| WP | Task | Lead |
|---|---|---|
| WP1 | Database building, standardization and management | Politecnico di Torino |
| WP2 | Data quality control of time variable data | einfalt&hydrotec GbR, Lübeck |
| WP3 | Radar adjusted rain fields in Cyprus and comparison with TRMM data | Meteorological Service Cyprus, Larnaca |
| WP4 | Improved radar-gauge adjusted rain fields based on TRMM validation program | University of Maryland Baltimore County/JCET NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| WP5 | Structural characterization of precipitation fields | MeteoSwiss, Locarno-Monti |
| WP6 | Optimised/adjusted rain fields in complex-orography regions | Politecnico di Torino |
| WP7 | Numerically modeled rain fields and comparison with observations | Dipartimento dei Servizi Tecnici Nazionali, Rome |
| WP8 | Preparation of a validation supersite for GPM mission in western Mediterranean | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona |
| WP9 | Dissemination | University of Ljubljana |
| WP10 | Project management | Politecnico di Torino |