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Map of the Babai river basin in Nepal showing location of water level and streamflow measuring stations.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Satellite Estimates for Hydroclimatic Extremes

by Jonathan H. Jiang 20 September 202128 September 2021

A new study corrects poor-performing satellite-based rainfall estimates with gauge data and also fills gauge data gaps using well-performing satellite-based rainfall estimates.

Sea surface temperature and precipitation anomalies as a function of time
Posted inEditors' Highlights

More Clustered Clouds Amplify Tropical Rainfall Extremes

by Sarah Kang 15 October 202015 October 2020

Both satellite observations and model simulations reveal that more aggregated convection amplifies the increase in extreme rainfall events on a year-to-year basis.

Charts showing seasonal cycles of events caused by precipitation on snow
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Atmospheric Rivers Trigger Heavy Snowmelt in Western USA

by Valeriy Ivanov 13 December 20195 December 2019

A rare atmospheric phenomenon that transports large quantities of water vapor into the coastal watersheds of the western USA is responsible for up to 10–20% of intense snowmelt events in the region.

An illustration of rainfall estimates from ground-based radar and spaceborne Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) radar
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Machine Learning Improves Satellite Rainfall Estimates

by Valeriy Ivanov 31 October 201924 October 2019

A new deep learning approach bridges ground rain gauge and radar data with spaceborne radar observations of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission to improve precipitation estimation.

Satellite image of the central California coast with wildfire smoke
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Golden State Blazes Contributed to Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

by R. Crowell 27 September 2019

A new case study investigates causes and effects of California’s 2017 wildfire season.

Graphs showing correlations between satellite retrievals (GPROF) and ground-based (MRMS) observations of precipitation
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Accounting for the Fact that Snow Falls Slower than Rain

by A. Giannini 26 August 2019

When calibrating satellite observations with ground-based ones, estimated precipitation rates are improved by considering that snow takes longer to fall compared to rain.

Map of landslide activity in California between April 2016 and February 2018
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Landslide Activity Ramps Up With Extreme Rainfall

by Amy E. East 29 July 201916 July 2019

An increase in activity of hundreds of slow-moving landslides during extreme wet conditions in California provides insights into the landscape response to ongoing climate change.

Heavy rain splashing on the ground
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Extreme Precipitation Expected to Increase with Warming Planet

by David Shultz 11 June 201911 June 2019

A new analysis indicates that the frequency and magnitude of extreme precipitation events are expected to increase as Earth continues to warm.

Tropical storm brews over Seychelles archipelago
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Precipitation in the Tropics: A New View

by Terri Cook 10 April 2019

The first study to simultaneously investigate precipitation and cloud structures in tropical weather systems concludes observation systems significantly overestimate the height of raining clouds.

A dry drainage basin in Sossusvlei, Namibia
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What Climate Models Get Wrong About Future Water Availability

by E. Underwood 5 April 2019

Models that accurately represent past and present rainfall provide more accurate projections of water availability, a new study suggests.

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