@article{fdi:010053612, title = {{C}orrection of {TRMM} 3{B}43 monthly precipitation data over the mountainous areas of {P}eru during the period 1998-2007}, author = {{C}ondom, {T}homas and {R}au, {P}. and {E}spinoza, {J}. {C}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n an attempt to estimate the spatial and temporal behaviour of rainfall over the mountainous areas of the {P}eruvian {A}ndes, a new in situ monthly rainfall dataset has been collected (1998-2007) and compared with {T}ropical {R}ainfall {M}easuring {M}ission ({TRMM}) 3{B}43 monthly precipitation data for regions located above 3000 m. {T}he reliability of the {TRMM} 3{B}43 data varies depending on the root mean squared error ratio (%{RMSE}) and correlation coefficient. {B}ecause of the discrepancy between the two datasets, the use of additive and multiplicative correction models is proposed for the {TRMM} 3{B}43 data. {I}n the {P}eruvian mountain ranges, these correction models better approximate {TRMM} rainfall monthly values, as already verified for annual values.}, keywords = {rainfall ; {A}ndes ; {TRMM} 3{B}43 ; {P}eru}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{H}ydrological {P}rocesses}, volume = {25}, numero = {12}, pages = {1924--1933}, ISSN = {0885-6087}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1002/hyp.7949}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053612}, }