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January 1, 2000Journal of Climate

Dependence of Satellite Sampling Error on Monthly Averaged Rain Rates:Comparison of Simple Models and Recent Studies

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TBThomas L. BellUniversity of Tennessee at KnoxvillePKPrasun K. KunduIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

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Implication

Review of models estimating sampling error in rain rates, emphasizing variability and statistical analysis implications.

Key Points

  • This research aims to evaluate the dependence of sampling error on monthly averaged rain rates from satellite data and to review existing models.
  • Reviewed recent studies estimating sampling error, focusing on methods like 'resampling by shifts'.
  • Analyzed variability in sampling-error estimates and their relationship with average rain rates using statistical models.
  • Examined the relationship between sampling error and average rain rate, particularly the proportionality constant across different sites.
  • Sampling error is found to vary and cannot be captured by a single value.
  • Statistical models indicate that sampling error is inversely proportional to the square root of average rain rate (R−1/2).
  • The proportionality constant varies from site to site but can be derived from satellite estimates when retrieval errors are uncorrelated.

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