Impact of Assimilated Precipitation-Sensitive Radiances on the NU-WRF Simulation of the West African Monsoon

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Zhang, S. Q., T. Matsui, S. Cheung, M. Zupanski, and C. Peters-Lidard
Journal
Mon. Wea. Rev.
Volume
145
Page Numbers
3881-3900
DOI
10.1175/MWR-D-16-0389.1
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Hurricane Maria's Torrential Rainfall Measured By IMERG

Hurricane Maria has caused catastrophic flooding in Puerto Rico. Extreme flooding was reported in the streets of San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for the entire island. Hurricane Maria has now moved to the northwest of Puerto Rico but is still expected to contribute to rainfall over the island on Friday. Feeder bands are transporting rain over Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic even as the hurricane moves toward the Turks and Caicos islands. NASA's Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) data were used to estimate