Efficient Radar Forward Operator for Operational Data Assimilation within the COSMO-model

Download or read book Efficient Radar Forward Operator for Operational Data Assimilation within the COSMO-model written by Zeng, Yuefei and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doppler radars provide unique 3D information about precipitating clouds in high spatial and temporal resolutions. However, the observed quantities (reflectivity, Doppler velocity and polarization properties) are not directly comparable to the variables of numerical prediction models. In order to enable radar data assimilation, a comprehensive modular radar forward operator has been developed.