STAR Satellite Rainfall Estimates

Daily Statistics for the 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/21/2009 for the Southeastern US

Statistics Compared to Daily Rain Gauge Amounts
Algorithm RMSE CC Bias
Stage IV 0.26 0.06 1.16
AE 0.22 0.04 0.14
HE 0.22 0.26 0.67
SCaMPR 0.60 0.01 6.80
GMSRA 0.92 0.07 23.63

Scatterplot with best-fit line (dashed)
Colors indicate frequency of occurrence from purple (least frequent) to red (most frequent)

scatterplot with best fit line for 6-hourly Statistics for the 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/21/2009 for the Southeastern US

Binary Statistics as a Function of Stage IV Precipitation Amount

Binary statistics as a function of Stage IV precipitation amount for the 6-hourly Statistics for the 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/21/2009 for the Southeastern US

Comparison of 24-h Totals.
Grey shading indicates missing data. Plus signs on the gauge plot indicate gauges with zero precipitation.

Stage IV Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/21/2009 for the Southeastern US using the Stage IV algorithm

AE Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/21/2009 for the Southeastern US using the AE algorithm

HE Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/21/2009 for the Southeastern US using the HE algorithm

SCaMPR Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/21/2009 for the Southeastern US using the SCaMPR algorithm

GMSRA Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/21/2009 for the Southeastern US using the GMSRA algorithm

Gauges

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/21/2009 for the Southeastern US using the Gauges algorithm