A radar-based verification of precipitation forecast for local convective storms

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 211-224

  Rezacova, Daniela ^a   Sokol, Zbynek ^a   Pesice, Petr ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Flash flood precipitation; Local convective storm; Precipitation forecast; Radar based forecast verification; Radar based precipitation estimation

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RAIN; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

FLASH FLOOD PRECIPITATION; LOCAL CONVECTIVE STORM; QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECASTING; RAIN GAUGE DATASETS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERROR;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLASH FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; STORM; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33846607847     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2005.08.011     Document Type: Article

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