On the use of microwave sounder data for high-temporal rainfall maps based on microwave radiometers

Abstract

In this study, we have been developing rainfall retrievals for the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) based on the Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) microwave radiometer algorithm to produce microwave-based rain maps at high-temporal resolution. The GSMaP-retrieved rainfall from the AMSU is compared to NOAA standard algorithm retrieved data using the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) data as the reference.