Assimilation of the radar-derived water vapour mixing ratio into the LM COSMO model with a high horizontal resolution

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 331-342

  Sokol, Z ^a   Rezacova, D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Local convective storm; NWP model; Precipitation; Radar reflectivity

Indexed keywords

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LIFE CYCLE; RADAR; RAIN; REFLECTION; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ASSIMILATION; LOCAL CONVECTIVE STORM; NWP MODEL; PRECIPITATION; RADAR REFLECTIVITY;

WATER VAPOR;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; DATA ASSIMILATION; MIXING RATIO; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 63149122264     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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