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http://dx.doi.org/10.3741/JKWRA.2014.47.4.371

Validation of Extreme Rainfall Estimation in an Urban Area derived from Satellite Data : A Case Study on the Heavy Rainfall Event in July, 2011  

Yoon, Sun-Kwon (Climate Change Research Team, Climate Research Department, APEC Climate Center)
Park, Kyung-Won (Climate Change Research Team, Climate Research Department, APEC Climate Center)
Kim, Jong Pil (Climate Change Research Team, Climate Research Department, APEC Climate Center)
Jung, Il-Won (Climate Change Research Team, Climate Research Department, APEC Climate Center)
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Journal of Korea Water Resources Association / v.47, no.4, 2014 , pp. 371-384 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study developed a new algorithm of extreme rainfall extraction based on the Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite (COMS) and the Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) Satellite image data and evaluated its applicability for the heavy rainfall event in July-2011 in Seoul, South Korea. The power-series-regression-based Z-R relationship was employed for taking into account for empirical relationships between TRMM/PR, TRMM/VIRS, COMS, and Automatic Weather System(AWS) at each elevation. The estimated Z-R relationship ($Z=303R^{0.72}$) agreed well with observation from AWS (correlation coefficient=0.57). The estimated 10-minute rainfall intensities from the COMS satellite using the Z-R relationship generated underestimated rainfall intensities. For a small rainfall event the Z-R relationship tended to overestimated rainfall intensities. However, the overall patterns of estimated rainfall were very comparable with the observed data. The correlation coefficients and the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 10-minute rainfall series from COMS and AWS gave 0.517, and 3.146, respectively. In addition, the averaged error value of the spatial correlation matrix ranged from -0.530 to -0.228, indicating negative correlation. To reduce the error by extreme rainfall estimation using satellite datasets it is required to take into more extreme factors and improve the algorithm through further study. This study showed the potential utility of multi-geostationary satellite data for building up sub-daily rainfall and establishing the real-time flood alert system in ungauged watersheds.
Keywords
COMS; TRMM; AWS; heavy rainfall; satellite precipitation;
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