The TAMSAT Group, based in the UK, have pioneered the use of EUMETSAT Meteosat thermal infra-red imagery in satellite rainfall estimation since the 1980s, by providing operational rainfall estimates, and are continually developing new methods for improving the skill and usability of the rainfall products they create. In this talk, we will present an overview of the TAMSAT rainfall estimation system, along with developments in improving estimates through merging rain gauge measurements with satellite estimates. We will also present developments aimed at assessing drought-related risk on agriculture known as the TAMSAT-AgriculturaLEaRly warning system (ALERT). These developments in TAMSAT are essential for improving climate services across Africa, thereby increasing resilience to hydrological related disasters.
The TAMSAT Group, based in the UK, have pioneered the use of EUMETSAT Meteosat thermal infra-red imagery in satellite rainfall estimation since the 1980s, by providing operational rainfall estimates, and are continually developing new methods for improving the skill and usability of the rainfall products they create. In this talk, we will present an overview of the TAMSAT rainfall estimation system, along with developments in improving estimates through merging rain gauge measurements with satellite estimates. We will also present developments aimed at assessing drought-related risk on agriculture known as the TAMSAT-AgriculturaLEaRly warning system (ALERT). These developments in TAMSAT are essential for improving climate services across Africa, thereby increasing resilience to hydrological related disasters.
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