Convective‐scale assimilation of radar data: progress and challenges

Active research has been carried out in recent years to assimilate high‐resolution observations into numerical models to improve precipitation forecasting. Considerable progress has been made although great scientific and technological challenges still exist. This paper reviews techniques used in co...

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Published inQuarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Vol. 131; no. 613; pp. 3439 - 3463
Main Author Sun, Juanzhen
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.10.2005
Wiley
Subjects
Assimilation technique
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
High‐resolution model
Meteorology
Radar observations
Weather analysis and prediction
Weather forecast
Atmospheric convection
Radar observation
Observation data
High-resolution model
Numerical forecast
digital simulation
Assimilation technique
Radar observations
Forecast model
Data assimilation
high resolution
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Summary:Active research has been carried out in recent years to assimilate high‐resolution observations into numerical models to improve precipitation forecasting. Considerable progress has been made although great scientific and technological challenges still exist. This paper reviews techniques used in convective‐scale data assimilation research. Experiences in the assimilation of radar observations into high‐resolution numerical models are presented. A number of future challenges in convective‐scale data assimilation are discussed. Copyright © 2005 Royal Meteorological Society
Bibliography:The National Center for Atmospheric Research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
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ISSN:0035-9009
1477-870X
DOI:10.1256/qj.05.149