Water management applications for satellite precipitation products: Synthesis and recommendations

Aleix Serrat-Capdevila; Juan B. Valdes; Eugene Z. Stakhiv

doi:10.1111/jawr.12140

Water management applications for satellite precipitation products: Synthesis and recommendations

Aleix Serrat-Capdevila, Juan B. Valdes, Eugene Z. Stakhiv

Hydrology and Water Resources

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This article is an assessment of the current state of the art and relative utility of satellite precipitation products (SPPs) for hydrologic applications to support water management decisions. We present a review of SPPs, their accuracy in diverse settings including the influence of geography, topography, and weather systems, as well as the pros and cons of their use for different water management applications. At the end of this broad synthesizing effort, recommendations are proposed for: (1) SPP developers to improve the quality, usability, and relevance of precipitation products; and (2) SPP users to improve the reliability of their predictions and hydrologic applications to better support water management.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	509-525
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of the American Water Resources Association
Volume	50
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jawr.12140
State	Published - Apr 2014

Keywords

Hydrologic prediction
Monitoring
Satellite precipitation products
Water management recommendations

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology
Water Science and Technology
Earth-Surface Processes

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