Comparison analysis of six purely satellite-derived global precipitation estimates

• Published in: Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 581; p. 124376
• Main Authors: Chen, Hanqing, Yong, Bin, Shen, Yan, Liu, Jiufu, Hong, Yang, Zhang, Jianyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2020
• Subjects: algorithms; China; cold season; Error source; floods; humid zones; Light rainfall; Mainland China; rain; remote sensing; RMSE; Satellite-only precipitation products; satellites; China; Mainland China; Satellite-only precipitation products; Light rainfall; RMSE; Error source

•Six satellite-only precipitation products (SPPs) were evaluated over the globe.•The error sources of five SPPs over mainland China were revealed.•IMERG-Late is the best one of six evaluated SPPs.•A power function is observed between RMSE and logarithm of precipitation intensity.•GPM-based SPPs in l...