6th IPWG Workshop
São José dos Campos, 15-19 October, 2012



ORAL AND POSTER SESSIONS



Opening Session / Welcome

Introduction to the workshop
P. Kucera/B. Lapeta
Update on IPWG Activities
P. Kucera/B. Lapeta

SESSION 1 - Program Status updates, Global Scale, and Climatology

Coordination Group on Meteorological Satellites
M. Goldberg and V. Gärtner
WMO Priorities and Perspectives on IPWG
S. Bojinski
GPM Mission Overview and Status
A. Y. Hou (presented by G. J. Huffman)
Megha-Tropiques Mission Status
N. Viltard and the MT Science Team
The HOAPS Climatology Version 3.2 release and CMIP-5 climate model evaluation using satellite data sets + GPCC News
A. Andersson, K. Fennig, C. Klepp, S. Bakan, A. Becker, and K. Schamm
Global Precipitation: A Time to Rethink the Representation of Data Products?
C. Kidd
Status of the AMSR2 and the GCOM-W1
M. Kachi, and K. Imaoka with the GCOM-W1 Project Team

SESSION 2 - Precipitation Applications

The Rainfall System Classification over the Korean Peninsula Using TRMM TMI and Ground Measurement Data
G.-H. Ryu, B.-J. Sohn, M.-L. Ou, H.-J. Song, M.-J. Kim, and C. D. Kummerow
Use of Satellite Rainfall Estimates for Improving Climate Services in Africa
T. Dinku
Central Andes Climatology: Precipitation and Temperature
L. A. Blacutt, D. L. Herdies, and J. G. Z. de Mattos
Comparing a Multi-Channel Geostationary Satellite Precipitation Estimator with the Single Channel Hydroestimator over South Africa
E. de Coning
Comparison of Tropical Convective Systems Life Cycle Characteristics from Geostationary and TRMM Observations for the West African, Indian and South American Regions
T. Fiolleau, R. Roca, C. F. Angelis, and N. Viltard
Validation of Surface Reference Data Sets using Satellite and Model Information
C. Kidd
The CHUVA Project: Field Campaigns to Improve Precipitation Estimation and the Knowledge of Cloud Processes
L. Machado and the CHUVA Science Team
Shapefile Averages from Gridded Data
G. J. Huffman

SESSION 3 - Precipitation Datasets

Oceanic Shipboard Precipitation Validation Database
C. Klepp
Application of Probability Density Function - Optimal Interpolation in Hourly Gauge-Satellite Merged Precipitation Analysis over China
Y. Shen, Y. Pan, and J. Yu
Rainfall Observation at Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago
D. F. Urbano
High Resolution Gauge - Satellite Merged Analyses of Precipitation: A 15-Year Record
P. Xie, S.-H. Yoo, R. Joyce, Y. Yarosh, S. Wu, and R. Lin

SESSION 4 - Algorithms

Snowfall Rate Retrieval Using AMSU/MHS/ATMS Measurements
H. Meng, B. Yan, C. Kongoli, and R. Ferraro
Physical Modeling of Microwave Surface Emissivity from Passive Microwave Satellite Observations
F. J. Turk
Combining GOES-R and GPM to Improve GOES-R Rainrate Product
N.-Y. Wang, K. Gopalan, R. Albrecht, W. Xu, and R. Adler
EUMETSAT Hydrological SAF H05 Product Development at CNMCA
L. De Leonibus, F. Zauli, A. Vocino, D. Biron, D. Melfi, and M. Petracca
The Impact of NEFODINA Convective Clouds Identification in the Rain Rate Retrieval of H-SAF
F. Zauli, D. Biron, D. Melfi, A. Vocino, and M. Sist
Severe Storm Identification with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
R. Ferraro, and J. Beauchamp
Global Flood Estimation Using Satellite Precipitation Observations and Hydrological Models: Status and Future
H. Wu, Y. Hong, Y. Tian, and F. Policelli
Current Status of GSMaP Project and New MWI Over-land Precipitation Retrieval Algorithm
K. Aonashi, S. Kida, T. Kubota, M. Kachi, R. Oki, T. Ushio, S. Shige, and K. Okamoto

SESSION 5 - Validation, Verification, and Uncertainty

Satellite Rainfall Retrieval Assessment over Different Rainfall Regimes: CHUVA Experiment Preliminary Results
D. Vila and the CHUVA Team
Online Intercomparison of Satellite derived Global Precipitation Products
Z. Liu, D. Ostrenga, W. Teng, and S. Kempler
Quantification of oceanic rainfall using complementary sensors from space
A. Behrangi, B. Lambrigtsen, M. Lebsock, and S. Wong
Empirical Analysis and Statistical Modeling of Errors in Satellite Precipitation Sensors
Y. Tian, L. Tang, R. Adler, and X. Lin
INCA Nowcasting System Precipitation Fields as an Alternative Data Source for H-SAF Satellite Precipitation Products Validation: Case Study Analysis
R. Iwanski, and B. Lapeta
Validation of Near-real-time Precipitation Estimates Over Japan and Improvement of Passive mMicrowave Rain Retrievals in Mountainous Areas
S. Shige, T. Mega, M. K. Yamamoto, S. Kida, T. Kubota, M. Kachi, T. Ushio, K. Aonashi, and K. Okamoto
Megha Tropiques Ground Validation Overview and Campaigns
M. Gosset and the French MT Scientific and MTGV teams
The Evaluation of Precipitation Information from Satellites and Models
M. R. Sapiano
An Experimental Study of the Rainfall Variability in the Southern Delmarva Peninsula. Part I: Climatology and Physical Variability
R. Roche, A. Tokay, and P. G. Bashor

SESSION 6 - New Methods, NWP, and Future Activities

Heading Toward Launch with the Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG)
G. J. Huffman, D. T. Bolvin, D. Braithwaite, K.-L. Hsu, R. Joyce, C. Kidd, S. Sorooshian, and P. Xie
Integration of PERSIANN-CCS to the Multi-satellite Precipitation Estimation Algorithm
K.-L. Hsu, A. Behrangi, and S. Sorooshian
Severe Storms over the Mediterranean Sea: A Satellite and Model Analysis
V. Levizzani, S. Laviola, A. Malvaldi, M. M. Miglietta, and E. Cattani
Ice Water Path (IWP) Retrieval in Convective Clouds and Life Cycle Information Using Passive Microwave Sensors
R. C. Braga
An Experimental Study of the Rainfall Variability in the Southern Delmarva Peninsula. Part I: Climatology and Physical Variability
M. F. L. de Quadro, D. L. Herdies, E. H. Berbery, L. G. de Goncalves, and M. A. F. da Silva Dias

POSTER SESSION 1

Quasi-Global Precipitation as Depicted in the GPCP V2.2 and TMPA V7
G.J. Huffman, D.T. Bolvin, E.J. Nelkin, and R.F. Adler
Improving Daily Satellite Rainfall Estimated over Africa by Merging with National Raingauge Observations
T. Dinku
The behavior of the TAPEER-BRAIN algorithm over the Tropical Oceans
P. Chambon, J. Aublanc, and R. Roca
EUMETSAT's role in the provision of precipitation related satellite data
T. Heinemann, and V. Gärtner
Current Status of the AMSR2 and the GCOM-W1 "SHIZUKU"
M. Kachi, and K. Imaoka
Raindrop size distribution and rainfall characteristics from CHUVA field experiments
R. Albrecht, I. Costa, C. Morales, J. Sakuragi, L. Machado, and A. Tokay
Fundamental Climate Data Record of SSM/I brightness temperatures released from CM SAF
K. Fennig, M. Schröder, and A. Andersson
Gridded analysis products and quality control provided by the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC)
M. Ziese, U. Schneider, A. Meyer-Christoffer, P. Finger, K. Schamm, A. Becker, and B. Rudolf
Analysis of Quantitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE) Based on Merging Multiple Source of Observation data
D. Qi , G. Yue, Z. Bo, and C. Liu
Operational QPE using radar, gauge and satellite for hydrometeorological applications in southern Brazil SIPREC
L. Calvetti
Structural Interrelationships between Evaporation and Precipitation: Application of Complex Networks to Satellite based Fields
I. Petrova, and A. Loew
A Fundamental Climate Data Record of Intercalibrated Brightness Temperature Data from 25 Years of SSM/I and SSMIS Observations
W. Berg, M. Sapiano, C. Kummerow, N. Rodriguez-Alvarez, and F. Weng
Intertropical Convergence Zone Variability and your the relation with the hidroclimatology of Central America
E. Quiros Badilla

POSTER SESSION 2

Comparative analysis of different satellite-based rainfall retrieval models over South America
E. P. Vendrasco, W. F. de Araújo, and D. A. Vila
Satellite rainfall retrievals validation: Spatial distribution of statistical parameters during winter and summer season
W. F. de Araújo Lima, E. P. Vendrasco, and D. A. Vila
Precipitation Retrieved from FY-3 Microwave Radiation Imager
R. You, X. Li, N. Lu, Y. Hu, and H. Qiu
Comparison of different TMI rainfall products over Ocean
X. Li, and W. Chen
Profiles and Integration of Water Vapor and Cloud and Rain Liquid Water over Brazil using Passive and Active Ground Sensors
A. Calheiros, and L. Machado
The EUMETSAT Hydrological Satellite Application Facility, the Precipitation Products Generation Suite at C.N.M.C.A.
D. Biron, D. Melfi, A. Vocino, M. Sist, L. Facciorusso, A. Agresta, F. Zauli, and L. De Leonibus
Development of a precipitation retrieval algorithm for passive microwave sounder
S. Kida, T. Kubota, M. Kachi, R. Oki, S. Shige, T. Mega, T. Ushio, K. Aonashi, and K. Okamoto
Validation of satellite precipitation estimates over South America with a network of high spatial resolution observations
M. P. Hobouchian, P. Salio, D. Vila, and Y. García Skabar
Characterization of the microphysics of ice in tropical convection for rain retrieval algorithms
A. Martini, N. Viltard, M. Gosset, P. Cazenave, and L. A. Toledo Machado
Ensemble-based variational assimilation method to incorporate microwave imager brightness temperatures into a cloud-resolving model
K. Aonashi
Ground based and TRMM precipitation radar profiles comparisosn in West Africa
M. Alcoba, M. Gosset
Ground validation of the Megha-Tropiques products by rain gages and radar data
M. Alcoba, M. Gosset, R.Roca, N. Viltard, and R. Augusto
Global Storm Tracking, Classification, Characterization and Analysis with Satellite-based Observations
R. Esmaili, D. Vila, and Y. Tian