Estimation of the spatial distribution of annual and seasonal precipitation amounts according to satellite data observations for the mountainous territory of Kyrgyzstan
For the complicated mountainous territory of Kyrgyzstan (Tien Shan and northern Pamir), the possibilities of using satellite precipitation observations (data from the TMPA-3B43 multi-satellite model) to assess the spatial distribution of their annual and seasonal amounts and to build appropriate maps are considered. The main regularities of the influence of the height and orography of Kyrgyzstan on the precipitation field are given. A special technique has been developed to bring the annual and seasonal precipitation amounts obtained by the TMPA-3B43 model to the readings of ground-based weather stations. The results of the assessment of the territorial distribution of annual and seasonal precipitation amounts and their maps for Kyrgyzstan obtained from satellite data for the period 1998-2014 are presented