Title :
Calibration of TRMM 3B42 with Geographical Differential Analysis over North Amazonia
Author :
Laurent, L. ; Audois, Pierre ; Marie-Joseph, Isabelle ; Becker, Matthias ; Seyler, Frederique
Author_Institution :
Centre IRD Cayenne, Univ. des Antilles et de la Guyane, Cayenne, France
Abstract :
This study aimed to calibrate Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) data over northern Amazonia with Geographical Differential Analysis (GDA) on daily and monthly scale. Assessment of calibrated satellite rainfall estimates are conducted and showed great improvement of statistical performances.
Keywords :
calibration; rain; remote sensing; Geographical Differential Analysis; North Amazonia; TRMM 3B42; Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission data; calibration; satellite rainfall estimates; Area measurement; Calibration; Microwave measurement; Microwave radiometry; Rain; Satellites; Sea measurements; GDA; Guianas; Rainfall; TRMM;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2013 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1114-1
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6723261