QPE/LPW rainfall West Coast
Description:
This report describes the March-April 2013 assessment of GOES-R QPE and CIRA LPW products by forecasting offices on the West Coast. GOES-R QPE is a satellite-based QPE product utilizing both geostationary IR from GOES and microwave data from several other satellites. CIRA LPW provides layered precipitable water data from MIRS retrievals near-globally. This is the first assessment for both products.
Participants: EKA, MFR, MTR
Language: English
Publication Date: ?
Season: 1 March - 30 April 2013
Forecast Challenge: diagnosing heavy rain events
Categories: Microwave Radiometry, Geostationery Satellite