Calibration and application of TRMM precipitation data in Irrawaddy River Basin

W. Qu; J. X. Lu; T. T. Zhang; Y. N. Tan; W. L. Song; Z. G. Pang

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6 August 2015 Calibration and application of TRMM precipitation data in Irrawaddy River Basin

W. Qu, J. X. Lu, T. T. Zhang, Y. N. Tan, W. L. Song, Z. G. Pang

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Proceedings Volume 9669, Remote Sensing of the Environment: 19th National Symposium on Remote Sensing of China; 96690N (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2204793
Event: Remote Sensing of the Environment: 19th National Symposium on Remote Sensing of China, 2014, Xian City, China

Abstract

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite rainfall data were assessed and calibrated using limited ground meteorological and hydrological data in Irrawaddy River basin, a watershed with complex terrain conditions but lack of data. A correction factor was determined to adjust TRMM data, taking basin water balance and terrain slopes into consideration. A distributed hydrological model SWAT was established and used to simulate the basin rainfall-runoff processes from 2001 to 2011, driven by the calibrated TRMM rainfall data series. Results show that, in a data scarce basin like Irrawaddy River basin, such a water balanced based TRMM data calibration method is suitable and reliable.

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W. Qu, J. X. Lu, T. T. Zhang, Y. N. Tan, W. L. Song, and Z. G. Pang "Calibration and application of TRMM precipitation data in Irrawaddy River Basin", Proc. SPIE 9669, Remote Sensing of the Environment: 19th National Symposium on Remote Sensing of China, 96690N (6 August 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2204793

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