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    This document discusses different types of precipitation measurement including standard rain gauges, tipping bucket rain gauges, tower-mounted storage gauges, and radar rainfall gauges. It also discusses satellite estimates of precipitation which relate cloud brightness to rainfall intensities. Additional methods mentioned include TRMM satellite rainfall estimates and synoptic station and Doppler radar measurements operated by PAGASA. The document notes that precipitation measurement faces challenges from ground effects, varying rainfall intensities, dependency on raindrop size, and large datasets.

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    This document discusses different types of precipitation measurement including standard rain gauges, tipping bucket rain gauges, tower-mounted storage gauges, and radar rainfall gauges. It also discusses satellite estimates of precipitation which relate cloud brightness to rainfall intensities. Additional methods mentioned include TRMM satellite rainfall estimates and synoptic station and Doppler radar measurements operated by PAGASA. The document notes that precipitation measurement faces challenges from ground effects, varying rainfall intensities, dependency on raindrop size, and large datasets.

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    This document discusses different types of precipitation measurement including standard rain gauges, tipping bucket rain gauges, tower-mounted storage gauges, and radar rainfall gauges. It also discusses satellite estimates of precipitation which relate cloud brightness to rainfall intensities. Additional methods mentioned include TRMM satellite rainfall estimates and synoptic station and Doppler radar measurements operated by PAGASA. The document notes that precipitation measurement faces challenges from ground effects, varying rainfall intensities, dependency on raindrop size, and large datasets.

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    This document discusses different types of precipitation measurement including standard rain gauges, tipping bucket rain gauges, tower-mounted storage gauges, and radar rainfall gauges. It also discusses satellite estimates of precipitation which relate cloud brightness to rainfall intensities. Additional methods mentioned include TRMM satellite rainfall estimates and synoptic station and Doppler radar measurements operated by PAGASA. The document notes that precipitation measurement faces challenges from ground effects, varying rainfall intensities, dependency on raindrop size, and large datasets.

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    Types of Precipitation: a.

    Ground effect
    1. Frontal Precipitation caused by b. Screening by ground effect (shadow areas)
    the expansion of air on ascent along or
    c. Uncertainties from variations in rainfall
    near a frontal surface.
    2. Convective Precipitation upward intensity
    movement of air which is warmer than d. Dependency on raindrop size (cannot
    its surroundings. measure drizzle)
    3. Orographic Precipitation air
    masses which strike the mountain e. Very huge data
    barriers and rise up, causing
    Satellite Estimate satellite cannot
    condensation and precipitation.
    measure
    precipitation directly, and their use for
    Measurement of Precipitation: estimating it is

    1. Standard 8-in precipitation gage based on relating brightness of cloud


    Rain passes from the collector into a photographs to
    cylindrical measuring tube inside the
    rainfall intensities.
    overflow can.
    2. Tipping bucket rain gauge The water
    caught in the collector is funneled into a
    two-compartment bucket; 0.25 mm, 0.1 Other Measurement of Precipitation:
    mm 1. TRMM Rainfall estimates data from
    3. Tipping bucket rain gauge The water (1998-2013). It is a joint scientific satellite
    caught in the collector is funneled into a project between the United States and
    two-compartment bucket; 0.25 mm, 0.1 Japan designed to monitor and study
    mm tropical rainfall and the associated
    4. Tower-mounted storage gauge with
    release of energy to the atmosphere.
    5. alter shield Storage gauges are used in
    2. Synoptic stations and Doppler Radar
    remote regions where frequent servicing
    operated by Philippine Atmospheric,
    is impracticable.
    Geophysical and Astronomical Services
    6. Radar Rainfall Gauge it measures
    Administration (PAGASA).
    radar echo from
    raindrops. The echo intensity D6. This
    echo is called
    Radar Reflectivity Z. The relation between Variation of Rainfall
    rainfall intensity R and Z is called Z-R -rainfall measurement is commonly used to
    relationships expressed as: estimate the amount of water falling over the
    Z=ARB
    land surface, part of which infiltrates into the
    Where A and B are coefficients
    soil and part of which flows down to a stream
    depending on the type of rainfall
    of river
    = Disadvantages:

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