TAMSAT Daily Rainfall Estimates v3.0 (Univ. of Reading)
TAMSAT satellite-derived daily rainfall estimates for all of Africa at 0.0375 degree (1983-2016, extended on TAMSAT site), open-access NetCDF download from the University of Reading Research Data Archive.
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At a glance
- Region
- United Kingdom (Africa)
- Coverage
- 1983-present, 0.0375 degree daily
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Academic
- Last updated
- 2023
What's inside
- Precipitation
- Satellite rainfall
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Design storms
Build rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves for drainage design.
Because it has: Precipitation
- 02
Model input
Drive hydrological, crop and urban drainage models.
- 03
No-gauge areas
Monitor places with no ground stations.
Because it has: Satellite rainfall
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Downscaling
Turn coarse rainfall grids into field or ward scale estimates.
- 02
Gauge + satellite fusion
Correct satellite rainfall with gauges using machine learning.
- 03
Segmentation
Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.
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