Assimilation of extrapolated radar reflectivity into a NWP model and its impact on a very-short range precipitation forecast

0348458 - ÚFA 2011 RIV RO eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Sokol, Zbyněk - Pešice, Petr - Zacharov, Petr, jr.
Assimilation of extrapolated radar reflectivity into a NWP model and its impact on a very-short range precipitation forecast.
Proceedings 6th European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology: Advances in Radar Applications. Sibiu: National Meteorological Administration, 2010 - (Antonescu; Bell), s. 160-165. ISBN 978-973-0-09073-4.
[ERAD 2010. European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology /6./. Sibiu (RO), 06.09.2010-10.09.2010]
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA205/07/0905; GA MŠMT(CZ) ME09033
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z30420517
Keywords : assimilation * radar * NWP model * quantitative precipitation forecast
Subject RIV: DG - Athmosphere Sciences, Meteorology

This paper deals with the nowcasting of convective precipitation, and it proposes a new method assimilating observed and extrapolated radar reflectivity.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0006047