Evaluating Satellite Precipitation Products in Capturing the Spatio-temporal Rainfall Variability Across North Darfur State, Sudan

Abstract Accurate rainfall measurement is vital when investigating spatio-temporal precipitation variability, especially in arid lands. However, there are regions worldwide where only a few ground-based observations are made. This research evaluated the applicability of six satellite precipitation products (SPPs) in detecting rainfall variability in North Darfur State, Sudan. The SPPs were Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA), African Rainfall