2nd IPWG Workshop
Monterey, 25-28 October, 2004
Proceedings
The 2nd Workshop of the International Precipitation Working Group
F. J. Turk and P. Bauer
WORKING GROUP REPORTS
SESSION 1 - International Projects and Satellite Programs
- WMO Welcome and Presentation
D. E. Hinsman
- Report of the Rapporteur to CGMS
J.F.W. Purdom
- Research and Operational Application of TRMM-Based, Fine Time Scale Precipitation Analysis
R.F. Adler
- Workshop Opening Comments and Report and Discussion from the (August 2004) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Workshop on Precipitation Assessment
A. Gruber and V. Levizzani
SESSION 2 - Operationally-Oriented Precipitation Datasets
- Integration of the EUMETSAT Multisensor Precipitation Estimate (MPE) in an Operational Realtime Processing Environment
T. Heinemann
- Daily Mapping of 24-Hour Rainfall at Pixel Scale Over South Africa Using Satellite, Radar and Raingauge Data
G. Pegram
- EPPrePMex: A Real Time Rainfall Estimation System Based on GOES-IR Imagery
J. Sanchez-Sesma
- Moving Toward Multispectral, Multiplatform Operational Satellite Precipitation Estimates at NESDIS
R. Kuligowski
- The Status of the NOAA/NESDIS Operational AMSU Precipitation Algorithm
R. Ferraro
- TRMM TMI Rainfall Retrieval Algorithm: Version 6 and Beyond
C. Kummerow
- The Evaluation of a Passive Microwave-Based Satellite Rainfall Estimation Algorithm with an IR-Based Algorithm at Short Time Scales
R. Joyce
- The Status of the Multi-Satellite Precipitation Analysis and Insights Gained from Adding New Data Sources
G. Huffman
- A Cloud Motion Winds Diffusion Scheme for Quantitative Rainfall Estimation
F. Tapiador
- A Combined TMI-SSMI Rainfall Estimation Technique for Land Surfaces Over Western Africa
J. Schulz
- Operational Rainfall Retrieval Based on Cloud Microphysical Properties
T. Nauss
- Precipitation Observational Capabilities at the Brazilian Institute for Space Research
C. F. Angelis
- HOAPS II: Global Ocean Precipitation Database
C. Klepp
SESSION 3 - Validation and Error Analysis
- Estimating Bias of Satellite-Based Precipitation Estimates Relative to In-Situ Measurements
T. Smith
- Evaluation of Rainfall Estimation Algorithms for Peru Using Satellite Imagery
C. Oria Rojas
- Monitoring the Quality of Operational and Semi-Operational Satellite Precipitation Estimates: The IPWG Validation-Intercomparison Study
E. E. Ebert
- Validation of Satellite-Derived Rainfall Estimates and Numerical Model Forecasts of Precipitation Over the United States
J. E. Janowiak
- Validation of Satellite Rainfall Estimates Over the Mid-Latitudes
C. Kidd
- Verifying Precipitation Events Using Composite Statistics
J. Nachamkin
- Assessment of Tropical Rain Potential (TraP) Forecasts During the 2003-04 Australian Tropical Cyclone Season
E. E. Ebert
- Calculation of Gridded Precipitation Data for the Global Land-Surface Using In-Situ Gauge Observations
B. Rudolf
- Rainfall Estimation Using an Image Classification Approach
Y. Hong
SESSION 4 - Research Activities: Precipitation Characterization, Retrievals and Microphysics
- The Need for Experimental Data in Support of IPWG Research Activities
B. Bizzarri
- NASA GEOS-3/TRMM Re-Analysis: Capturing Observed Tropical Rainfall Variability in Global Analysis for Climate Research
A. Hou
- Some Relationships Between Mesoscale Convective Systems Life Cycle and Observed Rainfall Over Del Plata Basin
D. Vila
- Integrating Gauge, Radar and Satellite Rainfall
A. Pereira Filho
- Precipitation Characteristics of Landfalling Typhoons in the Taiwan Area
B. Jou
- Experimental Light Rainfall and Snowfall Products for Cloudsat
T. L'Ecuyer
- Simultaneous Retrieval of the Drop Size Distribution Profile and Surface Wind Speed Over the Ocean Using a Dual-Frequency Radar and an X-Band Radiometer
S. Brown
- Spatial and Temporal Variability of Drop Size Distributions from Vertically Pointing Micro Rain Radars
A. Battaglia
- Evaluation of RTTOVSCATT at AMSU Frequencies by Comparison to Observation and ARTS
U. O'Keeffe
- Radiometer Channel Optimization for Precipitation Remote Sensing
P. Bauer