1. A review of current approaches to radar-based quantitative precipitation forecasts.
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Liguori, Sara and Rico-Ramirez, Miguel Angel
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PRECIPITATION forecasting , *EXTRAPOLATION , *RAINFALL , *METEOROLOGICAL precipitation , *PROBABILISTIC generative models , *RADAR processing - Abstract
Short-term radar-based forecasts of precipitation can be achieved through the implementation ofnowcastingmodels, essentially based on the rainfall extrapolation from a series of consecutive radar scans. Recent advances in this field include the development ofhybrid models, aimed at merging the benefits of radar nowcasting and numerical weather prediction models, andprobabilistic systems, aimed at addressing the sources of uncertainty in radar rainfall forecasts by means ofensembles. This paper provides an overview of radar nowcasting methods and approaches, with an emphasis on recent developments in this field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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