An approach of radar reflectivity data assimilation and its assessment with the Inland QPE of Typhoon Rusa (2002) at landfall

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-22

  Xiao, Qingnong ^a   Kuo, Ying Hwa ^a   Sun, Juanzhen ^a   Lee, Wen Chau ^a   Barker, Dale M ^a   Lim, Eunha ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b National Typhoon Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPPLER RADAR; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADAR REFLECTION; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DATA ASSIMILATION; QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECASTING; RADAR REFLECTIVITY;

METEOROLOGY;

CLOUD WATER; CONTROL SYSTEM; DATA ASSIMILATION; DOPPLER RADAR; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MIXING RATIO; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINWATER; REFLECTIVITY; TYPHOON; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 33846794790     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2439.1     Document Type: Article

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