Rainfall retrieval using Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI-MSG) and Cloud Physical Properties (CPP) algorithm : validation over Belgium and applications
[en] Precipitation is the main variable of the water cycle and the water resources availability. Despite numerous available methods, precipitation measurements are still insufficient to quantify with certainty ongoing changes and to provide data for numerical models validation. Roebeling & Holleman (2009) presented the Cloud Physical Properties algorithm using data from the SEVIRI instrument on board Meteosat Second Generation. The goal of present study is to extend previous validations and verify the algorithm performances throughout yearly and daily cycles in order to identify possible use and applications. A seven-years data set of parallax-shift corrected clouds and precipitation data over Western Europe have therefore been processed using CPP algorithm. Results are encouraging for both precipitation areas delimitation and rain rates assessment. However, rain rates estimation are strongly affected by sun zenith angle with increasing overestimation for sza above 60°. Systematic errors also affect the retrieval of cloud properties for very thick clouds with an overestimation of extreme precipitation events.
Research center :
Laboratoire de Climatologie et Topoclimatologie, Département de Géographie, ULiège
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Beaumet, Julien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Climatologie et Topoclimatologie
Clerbaux, Nicolas; Institut Royal Météorologique - IRM > Remote Sensing from Space > Dr. Ir.
Fettweis, Xavier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Climatologie et Topoclimatologie
Erpicum, Michel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Climatologie et Topoclimatologie
Language :
English
Title :
Rainfall retrieval using Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI-MSG) and Cloud Physical Properties (CPP) algorithm : validation over Belgium and applications
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