Impact of high-resolution data assimilation of GPS zenith delay on Mediterranean heavy rainfall forecasting

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2739-2753

  Boniface, K ^a   Ducrocq, V ^b   Jaubert, G ^b   Yan, X ^b   Brousseau, P ^b   Masson, F ^c   Champollion, C ^a   Chery J ^a   Doerflinger, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c France and Karlsruher Institut für Technologie   (France)

Author keywords

Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (Mesoscale meteorology; Precipitation); Radio science (Remote sensing)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; FORECASTING METHOD; GPS; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; REMOTE SENSING; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 70350649908     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-2739-2009     Document Type: Article

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