H-SAF Product Validation Report (PVR) PR-OBS-3

Products Validation Report, 30 May 2010 - PVR-03 (Product PR-OBS-3) Page 2
H-SAF Product Validation Report PVR-03
Product PR-OBS-3
Precipitation rate at ground by GEO/IR supported by LEO/MW
INDEX
Acronyms [not including those in the Appendix] 06
1. The EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facilities and H-SAF 08
2. Introduction to product PR-OBS-3 09
2.1 Sensing principle 08
2.2 Algorithm principle 09
2.3 Main operational characteristics 10
3. Validation strategy, methods and tools 11
3.1 Validation team and work plan 11
3.2 Validation philosophy 11
3.2.1 Objectives and problems 11
3.2.2 Tools to be used for validation 12
3.2.3 Techniques to bring observations comparable 13
3.2.4 Structuring the results of the validation activity 14
3.3 Definition of statistical scores 16
3.4 Inventory of validation facilities 18
3.4.1 Facilities in Belgium (IRM) 18
3.4.2 Facilities in Germany (BfG) 22
3.4.3 Facilities in Hungary (OMSZ) 24
3.4.4 Facilities in Italy (UniFe) 27
3.4.5 Facilities in Poland (IMWM) 29
3.4.6 Facilities in Slovakia (SHMÚ) 31
3.4.7 Facilities in Turkey (ITU) 35
4. Validation of the product release as at the end of the Development Phase 39
4.1 Introduction 39
4.2 Validation in Belgium (IRM) 40
4.3 Validation in Germany (BfG) 42
4.4 Validation in Hungary (OMSZ) 45
4.5 Validation in Italy (UniFe) 48
4.6 Validation in Poland (IMWM) 50
4.7 Validation in Slovakia (SHMÚ) 53
4.8 Validation in Turkey (ITU) 55
5. Overview of findings 57
5.1 Synopsis of validation results 57
5.2 Summary conclusions on comparative elements 59
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