Abstract Asian Precipitation Highly Resolved Observational Data Integration Towards
Evaluation (APHRODITE) is extensively utilized for climatological analysis, hydrological …

Root-zone soil moisture (RZSM) is an important variable in land–atmosphere interactions,
notably affecting the global climate system. Contrary to satellite-based acquisition of surface …

Quantitative evaluation of the performance of satellite and reanalysis precipitation datasets
is challenging but indispensable for hydroclimate research on poorly gauged regions. This …

Multi-source merging is an established tool for improving large-scale precipitation estimates.
Existing merging frameworks typically use gauge-based precipitation error statistics and …

Although satellite-based precipitation estimation has extensive application potential,
validation of its reliability is challenging for areas lacking ground-based data which is …

Rainfall estimation over the Pacific region is difficult due to the large distances between rain
gauges and the high convection nature of many rainfall events. This study evaluates space …

The validation of precipitation estimates is necessary for the selection of the most
appropriate dataset, as well as for having confidence in its selection. Traditional validation …

Satellite-based precipitation products (SPP) have been the focus of much attention for their
potential utility of drought monitoring and analysis. Assessing the accuracy and drought …

Evaluating the accuracy of precipitation products is essential for many applications. The
traditional method for evaluation is to calculate error metrics of products with gauge …

Sparse distribution of rain gauge networks challenges the estimation of rainfall variability
over space and time. The SM2RAIN algorithm was developed to estimate rainfall from the …