A Step towards Integrating CMORPH Precipitation Estimation with Rain Gauge Measurements

Figure 1

Spatial distribution of rain gauges (dots) in Brazil by regions (colors): North (green), Northeast (yellow), Central-West (brown), Southeast (blue), and South (red), and by states (two-letter code): AM (Amazonas), PA (Pará), TO (Tocantins), RO (Rondônia), AC (Acre), RR (Roraima), AP (Amapá), MA (Maranhão), PI (Piauí), CE (Ceará), RN (Rio Grande do Norte), PB (Paraíba), PE (Pernambuco), AL (Alagoas), SE (Sergipe), MT (Mato Grosso), MS (Mato Grosso do Sul), GO (Goiás), MG (Minas Gerais), ES (Espírito Santo), RJ (Rio de Janeiro), SP (São Paulo), PR (Paraná), SC (Santa Catarina), and RS (Rio Grande do Sul). Latitudes, longitudes, and geographic boundaries are indicated. Rain gauges in Bolivia and Peru used in this study to blank Amazon Basin are also indicated.