STAR Satellite Rainfall Estimates

Daily Statistics for the 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/20/2009 for the Northwestern US

Statistics Compared to Daily Rain Gauge Amounts
Algorithm RMSE CC Bias
Stage IV 1.14 -9.99 0.00
AE 3.83 0.56 6.16
HE 1.52 0.69 1.97
SCaMPR 2.96 0.22 6.31
GMSRA 1.25 0.25 2.15

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 11/20/2009 for the Northwestern 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 11/20/2009 for the Northwestern 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 11/20/2009 for the Northwestern US  using the Stage IV
 algorithm

AE Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/20/2009 for the Northwestern US  using the AE      
 algorithm

HE Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/20/2009 for the Northwestern US  using the HE      
 algorithm

SCaMPR Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/20/2009 for the Northwestern US  using the SCaMPR  
 algorithm

GMSRA Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/20/2009 for the Northwestern US  using the GMSRA   
 algorithm

Gauges

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/20/2009 for the Northwestern US  using the Gauges  
 algorithm