Comparative Analysis of TMPA and IMERG Precipitation Datasets in the Arid Environment of El-Qaa Plain, Sinai

• Published in: Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 13; no. 4; p. 588
• Main Authors: Morsy, Mona, Scholten, Thomas, Michaelides, Silas, Borg, Erik, Sherief, Youssef, Dietrich, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 07.02.2021
• Subjects: Aquifers; arid areas; Arid regions; Arid zones; Climate change; Comparative analysis; data collection; Datasets; dry environmental conditions; Gauges; GPM; Groundwater; Hydrology; light intensity; Luminous intensity; Population growth; Population studies; Precipitation; Rain; Rain gauges; Rainfall; Rainfall intensity; Rainfall measurement; Regions; Replenishment; Satellites; Semi arid areas; Semiarid zones; Sinai; Spatial discrimination; Spatial resolution; stressed aquifers; TRMM; Water resources; China; Sinai Peninsula

The replenishment of aquifers depends mainly on precipitation rates, which is of vital importance for determining water budgets in arid and semi-arid regions. El-Qaa Plain in the Sinai Peninsula is a region that experiences constant population growth. This study compares the performance of two sets...