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Precipitation products from the hydrology SAF |
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A. Mugnai, D. Casella, E. Cattani, S. Dietrich, S. Laviola, V. Levizzani, G. Panegrossi, M. Petracca, P. Sanò, F. Paola, D. Biron, L. Leonibus, D. Melfi, P. Rosci, A. Vocino, F. Zauli, P. Pagliara, S. Puca, A. Rinollo, L. Milani, F. Porcú, F. Gattari |
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Artikel
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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| ISSN |
1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 13, no. 8 ; Nr. 13, no. 8 (2013-08-06), S.1959-1981 |
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250085492
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-13-1959-2013.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
The EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility on Support to Operational
Hydrology and Water Management (H-SAF) was established by the EUMETSAT
Council on 3 July 2005, starting activity on 1 September 2005. The Italian
Meteorological Service serves as Leading Entity on behalf of twelve European
member countries. H-SAF products include precipitation, soil moisture and
snow parameters. Some products are based only on satellite observations,
while other products are based on the assimilation of satellite
measurements/products into numerical models. In addition to product
development and generation, H-SAF includes a product validation program and
a hydrological validation program that are coordinated, respectively, by the
Italian Department of Civil Protection and by the Polish Institute of
Meteorology and Water Management. The National Center of Aeronautical
Meteorology and Climatology (CNMCA) of the Italian Air Force is responsible
for operational product generation and dissemination.
In this paper we describe the H-SAF precipitation algorithms and products,
which have been developed by the Italian Institute of Atmospheric Sciences
and Climate (in collaboration with the international community) and by CNMCA
during the Development Phase (DP, 2005–2010) and the first Continuous
Development and Operations Phase (CDOP-1, 2010–2012). The precipitation
products are based on passive microwave measurements obtained from
radiometers onboard different sun-synchronous low-Earth-orbiting satellites
(especially, the SSM/I and SSMIS radiometers onboard DMSP satellites and the
AMSU-A + AMSU-B/MHS radiometer suites onboard EPS-MetOp and NOAA-POES
satellites), as well as on combined infrared/passive microwave measurements
in which the passive microwave precipitation estimates are used in
conjunction with SEVIRI images from the geostationary MSG satellite.
Moreover, the H-SAF product generation and dissemination chain and
independent product validation activities are described. Also, the H-SAF
program and its associated activities that currently are being carried out
or are planned to be performed within the second CDOP phase (CDOP-2,
2012–2017) are presented in some detail. Insofar as CDOP-2 is concerned, it is emphasized
that all algorithms and processing schemes will be improved and enhanced so
as to extend them to satellites that will be operational within this decade
– particularly the geostationary Meteosat Third Generation satellites and
the low-Earth-orbiting Core Observatory of the international Global
Precipitation Measurement mission. Finally, the role of H-SAF within the
international science and operations community is explained. |
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