Abstract
Comparative Evaluation of the Performances of TRMM-3B42 and Climate Prediction Centre Morphing Technique (CMORPH) Precipitation Estimates over Thailand
Highlights
Thailand is situated on the Indochinese Peninsula and Malay Peninsula (Fig. 1), which is adjacent to the South China Sea in the east and the Indian Ocean in the west
These two tables reveal the actual abilities of CMORPH and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)-3B42v7 to reproduce specific precipitation features
585 For Thailand as a whole, only 12 of the 35 factors listed in Table 6 could be reproduced 586 credibly by the two types of satellite data (11 for CMORPH and 10 for TRMM-3B42v7)
Summary
Thailand is situated on the Indochinese Peninsula and Malay Peninsula (Fig. 1), which is adjacent to the South China Sea in the east and the Indian Ocean in the west It has a notable tropical monsoon climate, that features a high temperature throughout the year. Before using a type of satellite precipitation data for a specific research or application, it is necessary to first know its advantages and limitations This means that a detailed evaluation of the satellite precipitation data is of paramount importance. Chokngamwong and Chiu (2008) used a 10-yr RG-observed daily precipitation data over Thailand to evaluate the daily satellite precipitation data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM; 3B42v5 and 3B42v6) (Huffman et al 2007). Previous studies had demonstrated that the TRMM precipitation data can provide credible estimates of the real precipitation over Thailand in some aspects
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