Passive Microwave Rainfall Error Analysis using High-Resolution X-band Dual-Polarization Radar Observations in Complex Terrain

Yagmur Derin1, Emmanouil N Anagnostou2, John A Kalogiros3, Marios Anagnostou4, Anna Cinzia Marra5, Giulia Panegrossi6, Vincenzo Levizzani5, Elsa Cattani5, Daniele Casella5 and Paolo SanĂ²6, (1)University of Connecticut, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Storrs, CT, United States, (2)University of Connecticut, Storrs, United States, (3)National Observatory of Athens, Institute of Environmental Research & Sustainable Development, Athens, Greece, (4)National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Dept. of Water Resources and Env. Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Marousi Athens, Greece, (5)CNR Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Bologna, Italy, (6)CNR Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Rome, Italy