Short-range forecast of heavy precipitation and strong wind using the convection-allowing WRF models

Russian Meteorology and Hydrology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-10

  Vel'tishchev, N F ^a   Zhupanov, V D ^a   Pavlyukov, Yu B ^a  

^a HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION PARAMETERIZATION; GLOBAL FORECASTS; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; NESTED GRID; NONHYDROSTATIC MODEL; STRONG WINDS; THREE MODELS; WRF MODEL;

STORMS; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

FORECASTING;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 79951798736     PISSN: 10683739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3103/S1068373911010018     Document Type: Article

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