This layer shows the 24 hour accumulated precipitation as estimated by the OPERA radar rainfall network across Europe (Figure 1). This product is generated at 00 and 12 UTC every day, the values refer to the total accumulated precipitation in the preceding 24 hours.
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Figure 1. ERICHA 24 hour accumulated precipitation product on the 28th August 2020 00 UTC.
The product is generated from the Quantitative Precipitation Estimate (QPE) from the OPERA radar rainfall network across Europe. The QPE data are produced at 2 km spatial resolution every 15 minutes. These 15 minute QPE values are summarised to calculate the 24 hour accumulated precipitation.