
Rainfall
State of the Science
By: Firat Y. Testik (Editor), Mekonnen Gebremichael (Editor)
eBook | 2 May 2013 | Edition Number 1
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Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 191.
Rainfall: State of the Science offers the most up-to-date knowledge on the fundamental and practical aspects of rainfall. Each chapter, self-contained and written by prominent scientists in their respective fields, provides three forms of information: fundamental principles, detailed overview of current knowledge and description of existing methods, and emerging techniques and future research directions.
The book discusses
- Rainfall microphysics: raindrop morphodynamics, interactions, size distribution, and evolution
- Rainfall measurement and estimation: ground-based direct measurement (disdrometer and rain gauge), weather radar rainfall estimation, polarimetric radar rainfall estimation, and satellite rainfall estimation
- Statistical analyses: intensity-duration-frequency curves, frequency analysis of extreme events, spatial analyses, simulation and disaggregation, ensemble approach for radar rainfall uncertainty, and uncertainty analysis of satellite rainfall products
The book is tailored to be an indispensable reference for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students who study any aspect of rainfall or utilize rainfall information in various science and engineering disciplines.
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Preface
Firat Y. Testik and Mekonnen Gebremichael vii
Microphysics, Measurement, and Analyses of Rainfall
Mekonnen Gebremichael and Firat Y. Testik 1
Section I: Rainfall Microphysics
Raindrop Morphodynamics
B. K. Jones, J. R. Saylor, and F. Y. Testik 7
The Evolution of Raindrop Spectra: A Review of Microphysical Essentials
K. D. Beheng 29
Raindrop Size Distribution and Evolution
Greg M. McFarquhar 49
Section II: Rainfall Measurement and Estimation
Ground-Based Direct Measurement
Emad Habib, Gyuwon Lee, Dongsoo Kim, and Grzegorz J. Ciach 61
Radar and Multisensor Rainfall Estimation for Hydrologic Applications
Dong-Jun Seo, Alan Seed, and Guy Delrieu 79
Dual-Polarization Radar Rainfall Estimation
Robert Cifelli and V. Chandrasekar 105
Quantitative Precipitation Estimation From Earth Observation Satellites
Chris Kidd, Vincenzo Levizzani, and Sante Laviola 127
Section III: Statistical Analysis
Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curves
S. Rocky Durrans 159
Frequency Analysis of Extreme Rainfall Events
Salaheddine El Adlouni and Taha B. M. J. Ouarda 171
Methods and Data Sources for Spatial Prediction of Rainfall
T. Hengl, A. AghaKouchak, and M. Percec Tadic 189
Rainfall Generation
Ashish Sharma and Raj Mehrotra 215
Radar-Rainfall Error Models and Ensemble Generators
Pradeep V. Mandapaka and Urs Germann 247
Framework for Satellite Rainfall Product Evaluation
Mekonnen Gebremichael 265
AGU Category Index 277
Index 279
ISBN: 9781118671542
ISBN-10: 1118671546
Series: Geophysical Monograph Series : Book 191
Published: 2nd May 2013
Format: ePUB
Language: English
Number of Pages: 287
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: Wiley
Country of Publication: US
Volume Number: 191
Edition Number: 1
























