Remote Sensing Precipitation: Sensors, Retrievals, Validations, and Applications

Precipitation is one of the most important water cycle components. The chapter reviews modern instruments and techniques for global precipitation retrieval, including weather radars and satellites. Some of the most popular global multisatellite precipitation products are introduced, including PERSIANN-CCS, TMPA, and IMERG. In addition, we extend to the typical regional and global studies about the assessment of various products and their application in flood detection and prediction.