3D-Var assimilation of insect-derived Doppler radar radial winds in convective cases using a high-resolution model

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1148-1163

  Rennie, S J ^a   Dance, S L ^a   Illingworth, A J ^a   Ballard, S P ^b   Simonin, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Ecosystem effects; Numerical weather prediction forecasting; Radars Radar observations; Wind

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE WEATHER; DATA ASSIMILATION; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; ECOSYSTEM EFFECTS; GROUND CLUTTER; HIGH-RESOLUTION MODELS; HIGH-RESOLUTION NWP; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION/FORECASTING; OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADAR TARGET; RADARS/RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RADIAL WINDS; SHORT-TERM FORECASTS; SMALL SAMPLE SIZE; SPACE AND TIME; SPEED-UPS; UNIFIED MODEL; VARIATIONAL DATA ASSIMILATION; WEATHER RADARS;

CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); DATA PROCESSING; DOPPLER EFFECT; DOPPLER RADAR; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADAR; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VALUE ENGINEERING; WIND;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

DATA ASSIMILATION; DOPPLER RADAR; NUMERICAL MODEL; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 79955160571     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010MWR3482.1     Document Type: Article

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