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TRMM's Contribution to Our Knowledge of Climatology, Storms and FloodsThe Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) has successfully completed nearly ten years in orbit. A brief review of the history and accomplishments of this joint mission between the U.S. and Japan is presented. Research highlights will focus on the seasonal cycle of a TRMM-based rainfall climatology, which takes advantage of the multiple rain estimates available from TRMM. Examples will be given of the use of TRMM data to diagnose the impact of man on precipitation patterns through urbanization and the effect of pollution. Use of TRMM data for tropical cyclone operational analysis in the U.S. will also be shown. Methods for generating 3-hourly rainfall information from multiple satellites using TRMM to calibrate all the information will be described as will application of such information to study extreme rainfall events and associated floods and landslides. These results will emphasize the breadth of science success achieved with the 10-year record of observations from the only rain radar and passive microwave instrument combination in space. The outlook for continued operation of the TRMM satellite and progress in TRMM science and applications will be addressed.
Document ID
20080039141
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Adler, Robert
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 2007
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: TRMM 10 Year Symposium
Location: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Start Date: December 1, 2007
End Date: December 9, 2007
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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