STAR Satellite Rainfall Estimates

Daily Statistics for the 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/18/2009 for the Northwestern US

Statistics Compared to Daily Rain Gauge Amounts
Algorithm RMSE CC Bias
Stage IV 5.99 -0.01 0.01
AE 5.61 0.37 0.15
HE 5.54 0.40 0.16
SCaMPR 5.95 0.09 0.02
GMSRA 5.12 0.60 0.29

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 11/18/2009 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 11/18/2009 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 11/18/2009 for the Northwestern US  using the Stage IV
 algorithm

AE Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/18/2009 for the Northwestern US  using the AE      
 algorithm

HE Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/18/2009 for the Northwestern US  using the HE      
 algorithm

SCaMPR Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/18/2009 for the Northwestern US  using the SCaMPR  
 algorithm

GMSRA Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/18/2009 for the Northwestern US  using the GMSRA   
 algorithm

Gauges

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 11/18/2009 for the Northwestern US  using the Gauges  
 algorithm