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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-2009-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-2009-2017
Research article
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06 Jun 2017
Research article |  | 06 Jun 2017

Satellite-based high-resolution mapping of rainfall over southern Africa

Hanna Meyer, Johannes Drönner, and Thomas Nauss

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A spatially explicit mapping of rainfall is required for southern Africa but obtaining accurate estimates is still a challenging task. We estimated hourly rainfall based on optical satellite data and neural networks. The results indicated that the majority of rainfall events could be captured by the model, but with a clear tendency to overestimate rainfall. Despite being a comparably simple approach, the presented rainfall retrieval could outperform a complex global rainfall product.
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