Megha-Tropiques Workshop on Rainfall Products Validation and Applications.

The Uncertainty Model for the TAPEER daily rainfall estimates

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Philippe Chambon

direct validation and ground truth uncertainty

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› analytical/conceptual models for the satelite products : an example from the MT Water Vapor product - ramses sivira, Institut Pierre-Simon-Laplace 09:30-09:45 (15min)

› How to account for uncertainties when assessing rainfall products by direct comparison with gauges - Clément GUILLOTEAU, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse 09:45-10:00 (15min)

› Evaluation of satellite Rainfall Products over the Karnataka state and Kabini basin - Sensitivity to resolution and network density - Sekhar Muddu, IIsc, Bangalore 10:00-10:15 (15min)

› Rain-gage based rainfall products for the MT ground validation in West Africa - Guillaume Quantin, Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modèles Statistiques 10:15-10:30 (15min)

Coffee break

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direct validation and ground truth uncertainty

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› Validation of Satellite-Based Precipitation Products Over Sparsely-Gauged African River Basins - Vera Thiemig, Climate Risk Management Unit; JRC 11:00-11:15 (15min)

› Direct Validation of Satellite Based Rainfall Estimates against Ground Based Observations from Rain Gauges - Elena Tarnavsky, University of Reading 11:15-11:30 (15min)

› Elucidating Errors and Uncertainties Through Deconstruction of Precipitation Products - Chriss Kidd, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center 11:30-11:45 (15min)

› Satellite Rainfall Validation Activities over South America - Daniel Vila, Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites 11:45-12:00 (15min)

Using Satellite Rainfall for Flood Modeling in Mountainous Basins

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Manos Anagnostou

Lunch ( on site buffet)

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hydrological applications - Rainfall error propagation

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› Potential of MT rain Products for flood prediction in the Tropics : preliminary studies over the Niger River - claire casse, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse 13:30-13:45 (15min)

› Hydrological Evaluation of Satellite-Based Rainfall Estimates over the Volta and Baro-Akobo Basin - Vera Thiemig, Climate Risk Management Unit; JRC 13:45-14:00 (15min)

› Sensitivity of the hydrological model DHSVM to rainfall forcing: application to the Ouémé catchment in Benin - Theo Vischel, Laboratoire d'étude des transferts en hydrologie et environnement 14:00-14:15 (15min)

› A preliminary study on Variational Data Assimilation for the control of rainfall overthe Ouémé river (Benin) - houda yahi, marielle Gosset, Cristophe Peugeot, Sylvie Thiria, Serge Janicot 14:15-14:30 (15min)

› Sensitivity studies of the Hydrological Models response to Satellite based rainfall forcing in Benin, West-Africa - Christophe Peugeot, HydroSciences Montpellier - et al. 14:30-14:45 (15min)

Uncertainties in measuring Surface Moisture

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ahmad Al Bitar

Water Cycle - Cross validations - other land surface appl

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› Correcting Satellite Based Precipitation Products Using SMOS Measurement - Thierry Pellarin, Laboratoire d'étude des transferts en hydrologie et environnement 15:30-15:45 (15min)

› How satellite rainfall estimate errors may impact rainfed cereal yield simulation in West Africa. - Johanna Ramarohetra, Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques 15:45-16:00 (15min)

Coffee break

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GROUP DISCUSSIONS uncertainties and validation methods / Error propagation

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Cocktail reception Toulouse Town Hall

Reception par le Maire de Toulouse

Planning