Resolving Extreme Rainfall from Space: A New Class of Algorithms for Precipitation Retrieval and Data Fusion/Assimilation with Emphasis on Extremes over Complex Terrain and Coastal Areas

Efi Foufoula-Georgiou, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, Minneapolis, MN, United States; St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Minneapolis, MN, United States and Ardeshir Ebtehaj, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, United States