Rainfall retrieval using Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI-MSG) and Cloud Physical Properties (CPP) algorithm : validation over Belgium and applications

peer reviewed ; Precipitation is the main variable of the water cycle and the water resources availability. Despite numerous available methods, precipitation measurements are still insufficient to quantify with certainty ongoing changes and to provide data for numerical models validation. Roebeling & Holleman (2009) presented the Cloud Physical Properties algorithm using data from the SEVIRI instrument on board Meteosat Second Generation. The goal of present study is to extend previous validations and verify the algorithm performances throughout yearly and daily cycles in order to identify... Mehr ...