In general, satellite retrievals can capture heavy
rain events over warm seasons and heavy rainfall resulted
from tropical convective system, but the quantitative
estimates tend to deteriorate as the heavy rain
thresholds increase (Mehran and AghaKouchak 2014).
For example, Habib et al. (2009) compared 3B42 and
3B42RT data with ground gauge and radar observations
during six tropical-related heavy rainfall events over
Louisiana, and found the bias of 3B42 and 3B42RT data
within 6 25% and 650% at their native temporal and
spatial scales, respectively. Chen et al. (2013) compared
several satellite rainfall algorithms with surface rain
gauge measurements during super Typhoon Morakot on
Taiwan Island in August 2009.