Uncertainty in the area-related QPF for heavy convective precipitation

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 238-246

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

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Convective storm; Ensemble forecasting; Numerical weather prediction model; Quantitative precipitation forecast; Uncertainty in precipitation forecasting

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE STORM; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL; QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST; UNCERTAINTY IN PRECIPITATION FORECASTING;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STORMS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; RAINFALL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 67349138568     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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