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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-907-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-907-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Impact of airborne cloud radar reflectivity data assimilation on kilometre-scale numerical weather prediction analyses and forecasts of heavy precipitation events
Mary Borderies
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
CNRM UMR 3589, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Olivier Caumont
CNRM UMR 3589, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Julien Delanoë
LATMOS, IPSL, Université Versailles St-Quentin, CNRS, UPMC,
Guyancourt, France
Véronique Ducrocq
CNRM UMR 3589, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Nadia Fourrié
CNRM UMR 3589, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Pascal Marquet
CNRM UMR 3589, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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The potential of W-band radar reflectivity to improve the quality of analyses and forecasts of heavy precipitation events in the Mediterranean area is investigated. The 1D + 3DVar assimilation method has been adapted to assimilate the W-band reflectivity in the Météo-France kilometre-scale NWP model AROME. The results suggest that the joint assimilation of W-band reflectivity and horizontal wind profiles lead to a slight improvement of moisture analyses and rainfall precipitation forecasts.
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