3rd IPWG Workshop
Melbourne, 23-27 October, 2006



PRESENTATIONS

Welcome to The Third Workshop of the International Precipitation Working Group
J. Turk, P. Bauer, and E. Ebert

SESSION 1a - Operationally oriented precipitation datasets and applications (joint with APSATS)

EUMETSAT's efforts in the development and operational application of algorithms for satellite retrieval of precipitation
T. Heinemann
Satellite precipitation estimation and nowcasting
R. Kuligowski
A CMORPH analysis of the convective regime over Brazil
A. Pereira Filho, R. Carbone, J. Janowiak, P. Arkin, J. Tuttle, R. Hallak, and H. Karam
The HOAPS climatology of essential water cycle components over the global ocean from satellite data. Release of Version 3: On Improvements, Evaluation, Variability, Trends and Validation
A. Andersson, S. Bakan, K. Fennig, H. Graßl, C. Klepp, and J. Schulz
Flood and landslide applications of high time resolution satellite rain products
R. Adler, Y. Hong, and G. Huffman
Modeling storm hydrographs in a mid-size basin using satellite rainfall estimates
D. Barrera

SESSION 1b - Virtual Laboratory (joint with APSATS)

The WMO/CGMS Virtual Laboratory for Education and Training in Satellite Meteorology aka The Virtual Laboratory for Satellite Training and Data Utilization
AVI movie of total precipitable water 22-27 October, 2005 (14.5 MB)
J. Purdom, and J. Wilson

SESSION 2 - Tutorial and workshop activities on basics of satellite precipitation estimation (APSATS)

Principles of precipitation remote sensing
AVI movie of satellite revisit time (48 MB)
J. Turk
Where to find precipitation products, including TOVAS
Precipitation products table
G. Huffman
Validation of satellite precipitation estimates
E. Ebert
Using the hydro-estimator in McIDAS
R. Kuligowski
MSG cloud microphysical retrieval package
T. Heinemann
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International projects and satellite programs (IPWG)

GPM constellation reconfiguration and mission status
A. Hou
JAXA's precipitation missions
R. Oki, and M. Kachi
Status of the Indo-French Megha-Tropiques satellite project, perspectives for tropical systems studiesM. Desbois, L. Eymard, R. Roca, N. Viltard, M. Viollier, and M. Capderou>
An introduction to the microwave instruments on board Chinese FY-3 meteorological satellite and their potential application in precipitation estimation
MPG movie of FY launch (13.5 MB)
AVI movie of AMSU sounding of Typhoon Pearl 1 (15.3 MB)
AVI movie of AMSU sounding of Typhoon Pearl 2 (48.1 MB)
AVI movie of AMSU sounding of Typhoon Pearl 3 (5.4 MB)
N. Lu
Status and future of GPCP and TRMM
R. Adler
Status and Plans of the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC)
B. Rudolf, T. Fuchs, and U. Schneider
PEHRPP: An IPWG Program to Evaluate High Resolution Precipitation Estimates, Analyses and Forecasts
P. Arkin
The EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility on support to Operational Hydrology and Water Management (H-SAF)
B. Bizzarri

SESSION 3a - Precipitation and blending algorithms

Rain gauge data merged with CMORPH yields: RMORPH
J. Janowiak, J. Liang, P. Xie, and R. Joyce
Basin scale precipitation data merging using Markov chain Monte Carlo method
K. Hsu, F. Boushaki, S. Sorooshian, and X. Gao
Applications of split window data for rainfall estimation
T. Inoue, T. Ushio, and D. Katagami
Do cloud microphysical parameters derived from daytime multi-spectral satellite observations correlate with rainfall estimates?
E. Cattani, F. Torricella, and V. Levizzani
A combined microwave and infrared radiometer approach for a high resolution global precipitation map in the GSMaP Japan
WMV movie of AMSR GSMaP monthly rainfall (830 KB)
WMV movie of AMSR-E GSMaP monthly rainfall (1.4 MB)
WMV movie of GSMaP MVK combined rainfall (2 MB)
WMV movie of GSMaP MVK combined rainfall over Japan 1 (2 MB)
WMV movie of GSMaP MVK combined rainfall over Japan 2 (2 MB)
WMV movie of GSMaP MW global rainfall 1 hourly (2 MB)
WMV movie of GSMaP MW global rainfall 6 hourly (2 MB)
WMV movie of GSMaP TMI global monthly rainfall over 7 years (2.2 MB)
T. Ushio, K. Okamoto, K. Aonashi, T. Inoue, T. Kubota, H. Hashizume, T. Simomura, T. Iguchi, N. Takahashi, R. Oki, and M. Kachi
Status and Results of the TRMM Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis
G. Huffman, R. Adler, D. Bolvin, and E. Nelkin
Multi-senseor satellite precipitation estimates on the African continent using combined morphing and histogram-matching techniques
M. Diederich, A. Bozoglu, C. Simmer, and A. Battaglia
An inter-comparison of passive microwave rainfall derived from various sensors and algorithms
R. Joyce, and J. Janowiak
Characterization of inter-satellite differences in estimated rainfall
J. Turk
Geosynchronous microwave sounding of precipitation parameters at convective scales
MM5-GEMS rainrate simulation 1.2 m front (36 MB)
MM5-GEMS precipitation simulation 1.2 m front (36 MB)
MM5-GEMS precipitation simulation 1.2 m hurricane (44 MB)
MM5-GEMS precipitation simulation 1.2 m hurricane (44 MB)
D. Staelin, and C. Surussavadee
Satellite-based estimation of precipitation using passive opaque microwave radiometry
F. Chen, L. Bickmeier, W. Blackwell, V. Leslie, D. Staelin, and C. Surussavadee
Development of passive microwave precipitation retrieval algorithm towards the GPM era
K. Aonashi, T. Kubota, and N. Takahashi
The status of the NOAA/NESDIS operational AMSU/MHS precipitation algorithm
R. Ferraro, W. Chen, C. Kongoli, H. Meng, P. Pellegrino, D. Vila, N.-Y. Wang, F. Weng, and L. Zhao
Towards a fully parametric rainfall retrieval algorithm
G. Elsaesser, and C. Kummerow

SESSION 3b - Precipitation remote sensing at mid- and high latitudes

Near-term prospects for improving quantitative precipitation estimates at high latitudes
Quicktime movie with 1-DD precipitation of second half of 1997 (69 MB)
G. Huffman
How low can you go? Retrieval of light precipitation in mid-latitudes
C. Kidd
Precipitation retrievals over land using SSMIS
N.-Y. Wang, and R. Ferraro
A first look at the CloudSat precipitation dataset
T. L'Ecuyer, S. Miller, C. Mitrescu, J. Haynes, C. Kummerow, and J. Turk
Passive and active microwave remote sensing of cold-cloud precipitation: Wakasa Bay field campaign 2003
B. Johnson, G. Skofronick-Jackson, J. Wang, and G. Petty

SESSION 4a - Intercomparison of satellite precipitation estimates

Comparing HRPP products over large space and time scales
W. Berg
A new inter-comparison of three global monthly SSM/I precipitation datasets
M. Sapiano, P. Arkin, and T. Smith
Phantom precipitation and other problems in TRMM products
M. Miller
Evaluation of passive microwave rainfall estimates using TRMM PR and ground measurements as references
X. Lin, and A. Hou
Fine-scale comparisons of satellite estimates
C. Kidd

SESSION 4b - Regional validation studies

Validation of high resolution precipitation products in the south of Brazil with a dense gauge network and weather radar - First results
C. Beneti, L. Calvetti, I. Pscheidt, I. Moreira, and A.Pereira Filho
Validation of Tropical Rainfall Potential (TRaP) forecasts for typhoons in Taiwan area
M.-H. Chen, and J.-D. Jou
Satellite rainfall estimation and validation in the frame of AMMA (the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis)
M. Desbois, F. Chopin, I. Jobard, A. Ali, A. Amani, T. Lebel, and the EU Precipamma Group
Evaluation of satellite-based precipitation estimates using CEOP gauge data
K. Hsu, D. Braithwaite, S. Sorooshian, P. Arkin, and M. Sapiano
Southern Africa satellite-derived rainfall estimates validation
P. Mngadi, and P. Viesser
Validation results for daily precipitation estimates over South America
D. Vila, R. Ferraro, P. Arkin, Ebert, W. Shi, and V. Silva

SESSION 4c - Physical and process validation

(US) GPM ground validation: Strategy and efforts
C. Kummerow, and W. Petersen
An intercalibrated microwave radiance product for use in rainfall estimation - Level 1C
C. Kummerow, W. Berg, and G. Elsaesser
Modeling validation with NAST-M and a cloud-resolving model at 50-430 GHz
V. Leslie, L. Bickmeier, W. Blackwell, and F. Chen
Perspective on future of TRMM/GPM standard algorithm
E. Smith
Examining topographical impact on rain retrieval from TRMM/TMI measurements over the Korean Peninsula
MM5 simulation 29 April 2005 case
B.-J. Sohn
Validation and inter-comparison of satellite rainfall products over complex topography
T. Dinku, P. Ceccato, E. Grover-Kopec, S. Connor, and C. Ropelewski
Evaluation of high resolution satellite products under complex precipitation regimes
A. Pereira Filho, P. Arkin, J. Turk, R. Hallak, F. Vemado, and C. Beneti
Validation of satellite precipitation products with use of hydrological models - EUMETSAT H-SAF activities
J. Niedbala, J. Sadon, and P. Struzik

SESSION 5 - Use of satellite retrievals with numerical models

>Impact of rainfall observations in ECMWF 4D-Var data assimilation system
P. Bauer, P. Lopez, A. Geer, and D. Salmond
Assimilation of cloudy AMSU-A microwave radiances in 4D-Var
U. O'Keefee
Ice hydrometeor microphysical parameterisations in NWP
Amy Doherty, T. Sreerekha, U. O'Keeffe, and S. English
Research activities in support of precipitation measurement, analysis and prediction
G. Tripoli, T. Hashino, W.-Y. Leung, E.A. Smith, A. Mugnai, J. Hoch, M. Kulie, A. Mehta