Comparison of gridded precipitation datasets for rainfall-runoff and inundation modeling in the Mekong River Basin

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 15; no. 1; p. e0226814
• Main Authors: Try, Sophal, Tanaka, Shigenobu, Tanaka, Kenji, Sayama, Takahiro, Oeurng, Chantha, Uk, Sovannara, Takara, Kaoru, Hu, Maochuan, Han, Dawei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 08.01.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Calibration; Civil engineering; Computer simulation; Datasets; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Floods; Hydrologic cycle; Hydrologic data; Hydrologic models; Hydrology; Medieval drama; Modelling; Models, Theoretical; People and Places; Precipitation; Precipitation (Meteorology); Precipitation data; Prevention; Rain; Rain - chemistry; Rainfall; Rainfall runoff; Rainfall-runoff modeling; Rainfall-runoff relationships; Reproducibility of Results; Research and Analysis Methods; River basins; River discharge; River flow; River networks; Rivers; Rivers - chemistry; Runoff; Topography; TRMM satellite; Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM); Vietnam; Water; Water cycle; Water Movements; Vietnam; Cambodia; Mekong River; Asia; United States > US; Japan

Precipitation, as a primary hydrological variable in the water cycle plays an important role in hydrological modeling. The reliability of hydrological modeling is highly related to the quality of precipitation data. Accurate long-term gauged precipitation in the Mekong River Basin, however, is limit...