P-AC-FCI (H42B)
Accumulated precipitation at ground by blended MW and IR (MTG)
- Coverage: Full MTG disk LAT 60°S - 67.5°N, LON 80°W - 80°E
- Spatial Resolution: MTG-FCI grid
- Timeliness: 30 min
| Accuracy | ||
| threshold | target | optimal |
| RR > 1 mm/24h FSE% = 200% | RR > 1 mm/24h FSE% = 150% | RR > 1 mm/24h FSE% = 100% |
| Dissemination | ||
| Format | Means | Type |
| Values in grid points of the MTG projection (NetCDF) | FTP, EUMETCast | NRT |
Characteristics and Methods
Near-real time product H42 integrates the instantaneous precipitation maps generated by P-IN-FCI product (based on inter-calibrated Level 2 PMW instantaneous precipitation rate estimates blended with 10.5 μm channel from FCI instrument). The integration is performed providing hourly the 1 hour accumulated precipitation and every six hours (at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC) the 24 hour accumulated precipitation.
Validation method
Meteorological radar and rain gauge where available. Triple-colocation or climatological approach under evaluation.