Review of the different sources of uncertainty in single polarization radar-based estimates of rainfall

G Villarini, WF Krajewski - Surveys in geophysics, 2010 - Springer
It is well acknowledged that there are large uncertainties associated with radar-based
estimates of rainfall. Numerous sources of these errors are due to parameter estimation, the …

Radar-rainfall uncertainties: Where are we after thirty years of effort?

WF Krajewski, G Villarini… - Bulletin of the American …, 2010 - journals.ametsoc.org
Thirty years ago, Wilson and Brandes determined that radar data was “underutilized and
both confusion and misunderstanding exist about the inherent ability of radar to measure …

Influence of small scale rainfall variability on standard comparison tools between radar and rain gauge data

A Gires, I Tchiguirinskaia, D Schertzer, A Schellart… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - Elsevier
Rain gauges and weather radars do not measure rainfall at the same scale; roughly 20 cm
for the former and 1 km for the latter. This significant scale gap is not taken into account by …

Toward an error model for radar quantitative precipitation estimation in the Cévennes–Vivarais region, France

PE Kirstetter, G Delrieu, B Boudevillain, C Obled - Journal of Hydrology, 2010 - Elsevier
Characterisation of the error structure of radar quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) is a
major issue for applications of radar technology in hydrological modelling. Due to the variety …

Possible hydrologic forecasting improvements resulting from advancements in precipitation estimation and forecasting for a real-time flood forecast system in the Ohio …

TE Adams III, RL Dymond - Journal of Hydrology, 2019 - Elsevier
Errors in hydrometeorological forcings for hydrologic modeling lead to considerable
prediction uncertainty of hydrologic variables. Analyses of Quantitative Precipitation …

Estimation of radar-rainfall error spatial correlation

PV Mandapaka, WF Krajewski, GJ Ciach… - Advances in Water …, 2009 - Elsevier
The study presents a theoretical framework for estimating the radar-rainfall error spatial
correlation (ESC) using data from relatively dense rain gauge networks. The error is defined …

Impacts of spatial distribution of impervious areas on runoff response of hillslope catchments: simulation study

Y Zhang, W Shuster - Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 2014 - ascelibrary.org
This study analyzes variations in the model-projected changes in catchment runoff response
after urbanization that stem from variations in the spatial distribution of impervious areas …

Rainfall spatial variability observed by X-band weather radar and its implication for the accuracy of rainfall estimates

E Moreau, J Testud, E Le Bouar - Advances in Water Resources, 2009 - Elsevier
The main objective of this paper is to estimate the error in the rainfall derived from a
polarimetric X-band radar, by comparison with the corresponding estimate of a rain gauge …

Radar‐rainfall error models and ensemble generators

PV Mandapaka, U Germann - Rainfall: state of the science, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The availability of radar-based rainfall products at high space-time resolutions and over
continental scales has greatly advanced our understanding of the rainfall process and its …

Investigation of the scale-dependent variability of radar-rainfall and rain gauge error covariance

BC Seo, WF Krajewski - Advances in Water Resources, 2011 - Elsevier
There is a significant spatial sampling mismatch between radar and rain gauge data. The
use of rain gauge data to estimate radar-rainfall error variance requires partitioning of the …