Satellite Precipitation Measurement: Volume 2

SECTION 4 Validation: Chapter 25. The IPWG satellite precipitation validation effort.- Chapter 26. The GPM Ground Validation Program.- Chapter 27. The GPM DPR Validation Program.- Chapter 28. Error and uncertainty characterization.- Chapter 29. Multiscale evaluation of satellite precipitation products: Effective resolution of IMERG.- Chapter 30. Remote sensing of orographic precipitation.- Chapter 31. Integrated multi-satellite evaluation for the Global Precipitation Measurement: Impact of precipitation types on spaceborne precipitation estimation.- Chapter 32. Hydrologic validation and flood analysis.- Chapter 33. Global-scale evaluation of 22 precipitation datasets using gauge observations and hydrological modeling.- Chapter 34. OceanRAIN - The global ocean surface-reference dataset for characterization, validation and evaluation of the water cycle.- SECTION 5 Observed Characteristics of Precipitation: Chapter 35. GPCP and the global characteristics of precipitation.- Chapter 36. Global snowfall detection and measurement.- Chapter 37. Snowfall detection by spaceborne radars.- Chapter 38. On the duration and lifecyle of precipitation systems in the tropics.- Chapter 39. Observational characteristics of warm-type heavy rainfall.- Chapter 40. Satellite precipitation measurement and extreme rainfall.- Chapter 41. Rainfall trends in East Africa from an ensemble of IR-based satellite products.- Chapter 42. Heavy precipitation systems in the Mediterranean area: The role of GPM.- Chapter 43. Dryland precipitation climatology from satellite observations.- Chapter 44. Haifall detection.- Chapter 45. Improving high-latitude and cold region precipitation analysis.- Chapter 46. Latent heating retrievals from satellite observations.- SECTION 6 Applications: Chapter 47. Operational applications of Global Precipitation Measurement observations.- Chapter 48. Assimilation of precipitation observations from space into numerical weather prediction (NWP).- Chapter 49. Precipitation ensemble data assimilation in NWP models.- Chapter 50. PERSIANN-CDR for hydrology and hydro-climatic applications.- Chapter 51. Soil moisture and precipitation: The SM2RAIN algorithm for rainfall retrieval from satellite soil moisture.- Chapter 52. Drought risk management using satellite-based rainfall estimates.- Chapter 53. Two decades of urban hydroclimatological studies have yielded discovery and societal benefits.- Chapter 54. Validation of climate models.- Chapter 55. Extreme precipitation in the Himalayan landslide hotspot.- Chapter 56. The value of satellite rainfall estimates in agriculture and food security.- Chapter 57. Using satellite estimates of precipitation for fire danger rating.- Chapter 58. Variability of satellite sea surface salinity under rainfall.