|  | 10.2 | Background and observation errors in the new Canadian Land Data Assimilation System Bernard Bilodeau, Meteorological Research Division, Environment Canada, Dorval, QC, Canada; and S. Bélair, P. Grunmann, and M. Carrera |
| 11:15 AM | 10.3 | Quantifying the Impact of Land Surface Properties on Satellite-based Precipitation Estimates  Yudong Tian, UMBC/GEST, Greenbelt, MD; and C. Peters-Lidard, J. B. Eylander, M. Garcia, and J. Zeng |
| 11:30 AM | 10.4 | Enhancing satellite-based precipitation estimates over land using spaceborne surface soil moisture retrievals  Wade T. Crow, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and R. Bindlish |