Using mesoscale model winds for correcting wind-drift errors in radar estimates of surface rainfall

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 130, Issue 601 PART B, 2004, Pages 2105-2123

  Mittermaier, Marion P ^a   Hogan, Robin J ^a   Illingworth, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fall streak; Radar vertical profile of reflectivity; Shear

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADAR; SNOW; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND;

MELTING LAYERS; MESOSCALE MODELS; WIND-DRIFT ERRORS;

RAIN;

CORRECTION; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; RADAR; RAINFALL; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 4844223977     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.03.156     Document Type: Article

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