Radar data assimilation experiments using the IPM WRF Rapid Update Cycle

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-102

  Schwitalla, Thomas ^a   Wulfmeyer, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

3DVAR; Convection permitting; COPS; Nowcasting; Radar data; WRF

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTS; RADAR; REFLECTION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; VELOCITY;

3DVAR; COPS; NOWCASTING; RADAR DATA; WRF;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DATA ASSIMILATION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; GPS; NOWCASTING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; ZENITH ANGLE;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

EID: 84904628271     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2014/0513     Document Type: Article

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