%0 Journal Article %9 ACL : Articles dans des revues avec comité de lecture répertoriées par l'AERES %A Satgé, Frédéric %A Hussain, Y. %A Molina-Carpio, J. %A Pillco, R. %A Laugner, C. %A Akhter, G. %A Bonnet, Marie-Paule %T Reliability of SM2RAIN precipitation datasets in comparison to gauge observations and hydrological modelling over arid regions %D 2021 %L fdi:010079415 %G ENG %J International Journal of Climatology %@ 0899-8418 %K arid region ; assessment ; gauges ; hydrological modelling ; satellite ; precipitation ; SM2RAIN %K ZONE ARIDE ; BOLIVIE ; PEROU ; PAKISTAN %M ISI:000550978700001 %N suppl. 1 %P E517-E536 %R 10.1002/joc.6704 %U https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079415 %> https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2020/08/010079415.pdf %V 41 %W Horizon (IRD) %X Numerous satellite-based precipitation datasets have been successively made available. Their precipitation estimates rely on clouds properties derived from microwave and thermal sensors in a so-named 'top-down' approach. Recently, a 'bottom-up' approach to infer precipitation from soil moisture (SM) estimates has resulted in the release of two new precipitation datasets (P-datasets). One uses satellite-based SM estimates from the European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) (SM2RAIN-CCI) while the other uses satellite-based SM from European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) Advanced SCATterometer (ASCAT) (SM2RAIN-ASCAT). This study assesses SM2RAIN-ASCAT and -CCI reliability over two arid regions: Bolivian and Peruvian Altiplano and Pakistan (South Asia) using (a) direct comparisons with rain gauges and (b) testing the sensitivity of streamflow modelling to the P-datasets. Selecting two different regions and different indicators helps to assess whether the P-dataset reliability varies depending on the assessment method and location. For comparison purposes, the most reliable P-datasets from the literature are also considered (IMERG-E v.6, IMERG-L v.6, IMERG-F v.6, CHIRPS v.2 and MSWEP v.2.2). Compared to rain gauge observations and based on the modified Kling-Gupta Efficiency (KGE) values, the SM2RAIN-ASCAT and -CCI are more accurate in the Altiplano than in Pakistan. This difference is explained by a more favourable physical context for satellite-based SM estimates in the Altiplano. Over the Altiplano and despite an overall positive bias, SM2RAIN-ASCAT describes rain gauges temporal dynamics as well as IMERG-F v.6, CHIRPS v.2 and MSWEP v.2.2 and provides streamflow simulations very close to those obtained when using IMERG-F v.6, CHIRPS v.2 and MSWEP v.2.2 as forcing data. %$ 062