On the Spatial and Temporal Sampling Errors of Remotely Sensed Precipitation Products

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作者
Behrangi, Ali [1 ]
Wen, Yixin [1 ]
机构
[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, 4800 Oak Grove Dr,MS 233-302E, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
precipitation; remote sensing; spatial error; temporal error;
D O I
10.3390/rs9111127
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Observation with coarse spatial and temporal sampling can cause large errors in quantification of the amount, intensity, and duration of precipitation events. In this study, the errors resulting from temporal and spatial sampling of precipitation events were quantified and examined using the latest version (V4) of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission integrated multi-satellite retrievals for GPM (IMERG), which is available since spring of 2014. Relative mean square error was calculated at 0.1 degrees x 0.1 degrees every 0.5 h between the degraded (temporally and spatially) and original IMERG products. The temporal and spatial degradation was performed by producing three-hour (T3), six-hour (T6), 0.5 degrees x 0.5 degrees (S5), and 1.0 degrees x 1.0 degrees (S10) maps. The results show generally larger errors over land than ocean, especially over mountainous regions. The relative error of T6 is almost 20% larger than T3 over tropical land, but is smaller in higher latitudes. Over land relative error of T6 is larger than S5 across all latitudes, while T6 has larger relative error than S10 poleward of 20 degrees S-20 degrees N. Similarly, the relative error of T3 exceeds S5 poleward of 20 degrees S-20 degrees N, but does not exceed S10, except in very high latitudes. Similar results are also seen over ocean, but the error ratios are generally less sensitive to seasonal changes. The results also show that the spatial and temporal relative errors are not highly correlated. Overall, lower correlations between the spatial and temporal relative errors are observed over ocean than over land. Quantification of such spatiotemporal effects provides additional insights into evaluation studies, especially when different products are cross-compared at a range of spatiotemporal scales.
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