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Information - AS1.03 Observation, Prediction and Verification of Precipitation (General Session)
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Event Information |
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Precipitation is a very important meteorological parameter that
strongly affects (and sometimes controls) many of the human activities.
On the one hand, numerous applications demand accurate precipitation
measurements (i.e. by in situ instruments) or quantitative estimates
(i.e. by remote sensors). On the other hand, there is an increasing
demand for accurate precipitation forecasts from numerical weather
prediction models.
This session will host papers on all aspects of precipitation, but
more specifically it will put emphasis on the following three sub-areas
of precipitation related research: measurement, estimation and
forecasting. With regard to these three sub-areas some indicative
considerations are given below:
Precipitation measurement:
Precipitation measurements (amount, duration, intensity etc.) by
ground-based in situ sensors (e.g. rain gauges, disdrometers);
estimation of accuracy of measurements, comparison of measuring
instrumentation, areal distribution of measured precipitation,
classification of precipitation patterns and distribution.
Precipitation estimation:
Remote sensing of precipitation (e.g. spaceborne, airborne,
ground-based, underwater, or shipborne sensors); methodologies to
estimate areal precipitation (interpolation, downscaling,
combination of measurements and/or estimates of precipitation);
methodologies used for the estimation (e.g. QPE)., validation,
and assessment of error and uncertainty of precipitation as
estimated by remote sensors.
Precipitation forecasting:
Quantitative precipitation forecasts from numerical weather
prediction models including ensemble forecast of precipitation
and probabilistic approaches; verification of precipitation
forecasts using different techniques (e.g. gridded and object
oriented); quantitative precipitation nowcasting with radar
data and validation; experimental model studies on precipitation
forecasting.
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