The data assimilation method "Latent Heat Nudging" assessed with the dynamic state index

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-172

  Claussnitzer, Antje ^a,b   Schartner, Thomas ^a   Névir, Peter ^a   Stephan, Klaus ^b   Cubasch, Ulrich ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION METHODS; DEEP CONVECTION; DIABATIC PROCESS; DYNAMIC STATE; GERMANY; HEAVY RAINFALL; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; INITIAL STATE; ISENTROPIC; LIMITED AREA MODELS; MODEL ANALYSIS; MODEL STATE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PRECIPITATION RATES; RAIN RATES; WEATHER SERVICES;

DATA PROCESSING; LATENT HEAT;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DATA ASSIMILATION; DIABATIC PROCESS; LATENT HEAT FLUX; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; RADAR; RAINFALL; SUMMER;

GERMANY;

EID: 80051691120     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2011/0220     Document Type: Article

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