Impact of the dual-polarization doppler radar data on two convective storms with a warm-rain radar forward operator

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 140, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2147-2167

  Li, Xuanli ^a   Mecikalski, John R ^a  

^a National Space Science and Technology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Convective storms; Data assimilation; Numerical weather prediction forecasting; Radars Radar observations

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE STORMS; DATA ASSIMILATION; DIFFERENTIAL PHASE; DOPPLER; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; FORECASTING MODELS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; MESOSCALE; MICROPHYSICS; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST; RADAR DATA; RADIAL VELOCITY; SEVERE WEATHER; VARIATIONAL DATA ASSIMILATION;

DATA PROCESSING; DOPPLER RADAR; POLARIZATION; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RAIN; SURVEILLANCE RADAR; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; DOPPLER RADAR; POLARIZATION; STORM; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84864851916     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-11-00090.1     Document Type: Article

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