@article{fdi:010090866, title = {{C}omparative study from ground-based rain gauges vs. rainfall products at different time steps in the southeast of the {R}epublic of {D}jibouti}, author = {{O}mar, {G}.{M}. and {P}aturel, {J}ean-{E}mmanuel and {S}alles, {C}. and {M}ah{\'e}, {G}il and {J}alludin, {M}. and {S}atg{\'e}, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {N}our, {M}.{I}. and {H}ersi, {A}.{H}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he {R}epublic of {D}jibouti is a small country in the {H}orn of {A}frica and as for most regions of {A}frica, ground rainfall stations are sparse. {T}his study aims to compare at different time steps (annual, monthly, and daily) 15 rainfall estimation products ({P}-datasets) to 5 reference ground-based rainfall stations, over the period of 1980-1990. {T}o classify the reliability of these products, several metrics were considered, the {K}ling {G}upta {E}fficiency ({KGE}) and the {H}eidle {S}kills {S}cores ({HSS} at daily time step). {F}or the study area, 5 {P}-datasets present high {KGE} values at annual and monthly time step: {EWEMBI}, {GPCC}, {JRA}-55 {A}dj, {MSWEP} and {WFDEI}-{GPCC}; the best 5 performing products at daily time step are {CHIRPS}, {EWEMBI}, {JRA}-55 {A}dj, {MSWEP} and {WFDEI}-{GPCC}. {T}o complete this comparative analysis, it will be necessary to perform an analysis at the watershed scale and on a new temporal window.}, keywords = {{PLUVIOMETRIE} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {PLUIE} ; {PRECIPITATION} ; {ESTIMATION} ; {METHODOLOGIE} ; {BASSIN} {VERSANT} ; {DJIBOUTI}}, booktitle = {{IAHS}2022 - {H}ydrological sciences in the {A}nthropocene}, journal = {{P}roceedings of {IAHS}}, volume = {385}, numero = {}, pages = {59--64}, ISSN = {2199-899{X}}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.5194/piahs-385-59-2024}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090866}, }