Estimation of Monthly Rainfall from Satellite-Observed Cloud Amount in the Tropical Western Pacific

Large-Scale Common Features of Subtropical Precipitation Zones (the Baiu Frontal Zone, the SPCZ, and the SACZ) Part I: Characteristics of Subtropical Frontal Zones

“…In this section, we will compare the rainfall amount of the SPZs, using two types of precipitation data, station data and satellite data, evaluated from the high-cloudiness by the method of Maruyama et al (1986).…”

“…Maruyama et al (1986) compared the monthly mean high-cloudiness derived from the Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (GMS) to the monthly mean rainfall amount observed over islands without high mountains over the western Pacific and the eastern Indian Ocean. They found a good correlation between the high-cloudiness and the rainfall amount both in the tropics and the summertime subtropics.…”

Abrupt Enhancement of Convective Activity and Low-Level Westerly Burst during the Onset Phase of the 1986-87 El Niño

“…Previous studies using the high-cloud amount data (Nitta, 1986;Maruyama et al, 1986) showed that the high-cloud amount is a good indicator of convective activities and precipitation rate over the tropical oceans.…”

Intraseasonal Oscillation and the Onset and Retreat Dates of the Summer Monsoon over East, Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific Region using GMS High Cloud Amount Data

“…Murakami et al (1986) suggested that seasonal cycle in the OLR is sensitive to the phase changes of intraseasonal oscillation in Asian regions. Maruyama et al (1986) showed that the GMS high-cloud amount can be used to estimate the rainfall in the tropical western Pacific region. Nitta (1986Nitta ( , 1987 analyzed this dataset and investigated interannual and intraseasonal variations.…”