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Evaluation and Comparison of Satellite and GCM Rainfall Estimates for the Mara River Basin, Kenya/Tanzania

Dessu, Shimelis Behailu / Melesse, Assefa M.

Water resources and climate change studies in data-scarce regions of the world are increasingly employing satellite rainfall estimates (RFEs) and rainfall outputs from general circulations models (GCMs). The reliability of these data sources is seldom verified with observed data prior to application. This chapter outlines the application of simple evaluation techniques to assess the potential of RFE and GCMs outputs as a potential rainfall information sources in the Mara River basin (MRB), Kenya/Tanzania. Results of the assessment show that proper care is required in comparing/mixing of results from studies using different RFE in the MRB. In general, RFE and GCMs are promising sources of information, but refining the estimates with a much improved algorithms is essential.

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Evaluation and Comparison of Satellite and GCM Rainfall Estimates for the Mara River Basin, Kenya/Tanzania

Dessu, Shimelis Behailu / Melesse, Assefa M.

Water resources and climate change studies in data-scarce regions of the world are increasingly employing satellite rainfall estimates (RFEs) and rainfall outputs from general circulations models (GCMs). The reliability of these data sources is seldom verified with observed data prior to application. This chapter outlines the application of simple evaluation techniques to assess the potential of RFE and GCMs outputs as a potential rainfall information sources in the Mara River basin (MRB), Kenya/Tanzania. Results of the assessment show that proper care is required in comparing/mixing of results from studies using different RFE in the MRB. In general, RFE and GCMs are promising sources of information, but refining the estimates with a much improved algorithms is essential.

Evaluation and Comparison of Satellite and GCM Rainfall Estimates for the Mara River Basin, Kenya/Tanzania

Dessu, Shimelis Behailu / Melesse, Assefa M.

Water resources and climate change studies in data-scarce regions of the world are increasingly employing satellite rainfall estimates (RFEs) and rainfall outputs from general circulations models (GCMs). The reliability of these data sources is seldom verified with observed data prior to application. This chapter outlines the application of simple evaluation techniques to assess the potential of RFE and GCMs outputs as a potential rainfall information sources in the Mara River basin (MRB), Kenya/Tanzania. Results of the assessment show that proper care is required in comparing/mixing of results from studies using different RFE in the MRB. In general, RFE and GCMs are promising sources of information, but refining the estimates with a much improved algorithms is essential.

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Title:

Evaluation and Comparison of Satellite and GCM Rainfall Estimates for the Mara River Basin, Kenya/Tanzania

Additional title:

Hdb Environm.Chemistry

Contributors:

Younos, Tamim (editor) / Grady, Caitlin A. (editor) / Dessu, Shimelis Behailu (author) / Melesse, Assefa M. (author)

Published in:

Climate Change and Water Resources ; Chapter: 219 ; 29-45

The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ; 25

Publication date:

2013-04-19

Size:

17 pages

ISBN:

978-3-642-37586-6 , 978-3-642-37585-9

ISSN:

1616-864X , 1867-979X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2013_219

Type of media:

Article/Chapter (Book)

Type of material:

Electronic Resource

Language:

English

Keywords:

Climate change , GCM , Mara River , RFE , Satellite rainfall , Water resources Environment , Environmental Chemistry , Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts , Hydrology/Water Resources , Climate Change , Geochemistry , Analytical Chemistry , Earth and Environmental Science

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