Radar based precipitation estimates using spatiotemporal interpolation

Abstract

A system and method for improving radar based precipitation estimates using spatiotemporal interpolation is provided. In an embodiment, an agricultural intelligence computer system receives a plurality of radar based precipitation rate values representing precipitation rate measurements at a plurality of locations and a plurality of times. The agricultural intelligence computer system identifies a first non-zero radar based precipitation rate value associated with a first location of the plurality of locations and a first time of the plurality of times. The agricultural intelligence computer also identifies a second non-zero radar based precipitation rate value associated with a second location of the plurality of locations and a second time of the plurality of times. The agricultural intelligence computer system determines that the first non-zero radar based precipitation rate value corresponds to the second non-zero radar based precipitation rate value. Based on the first non-zero radar based precipitation rate value and the second non-zero radar based precipitation rate value, the agricultural intelligence computer system computes a non-zero precipitation accumulation value at a third location and a third time.

1 . A computing system comprising:
 a memory;   one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the memory, and configured to execute instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to:   receive over a network at the computing system a plurality of precipitation rate values representing precipitation rate measurements at a plurality of locations and a plurality of times;   identify a first non-zero precipitation rate value associated with a first location of the plurality of locations and a first time of the plurality of times;   identify a second non-zero precipitation rate value associated with a second location of the plurality of locations and a second time of the plurality of times;   determine that the second non-zero precipitation rate value that the first non-zero precipitation rate value correspond to a same precipitation event;   compute, for a third time, a third location that corresponds to the particular precipitation event based, at least in part, on the first and the second location.