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Precipitation: measurement, remote sensing, climatology and modeling (Articolo in rivista)

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Label

Precipitation: measurement, remote sensing, climatology and modeling (Articolo in rivista) (literal)

Anno

2009-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)

Http://www.cnr.it/ontology/cnr/pubblicazioni.owl#doi

10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.08.017 (literal)

Alternative label

Michaelides, S., V. Levizzani, E. N. Anagnostou, P. Bauer, T. Kasparis, and J. E. Lane (2009)
Precipitation: measurement, remote sensing, climatology and modeling
in Atmospheric research (Print); ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, AMSTERDAM (Paesi Bassi)
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Michaelides, S., V. Levizzani, E. N. Anagnostou, P. Bauer, T. Kasparis, and J. E. Lane (literal)

Pagina inizio

512 (literal)

Pagina fine

533 (literal)

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169809509002488 (literal)

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94 (literal)

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Atmospheric research (Rivista)

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Cyprus Meteorological Service, Nicosia, Cyprus ISAC-CNR, Bologna, Italy Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Anavissios, Greece ECMWF, Reading, UK Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, USA Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA (literal)

Titolo

Precipitation: measurement, remote sensing, climatology and modeling (literal)

Abstract

This review paper deals with four aspects of precipitation: measurement, remote sensing, climatology and modeling. The measurement of precipitation is summarized in terms of the instruments that count and measure drop sizes (defined as disdrometers) and the instruments that measure an average quantity proportional to the integrated volume of an ensemble of raindrops (these instruments are normally called rain gauges). Remote sensing of precipitation is accomplished with ground based radar and from satellite retrievals and these two approaches are separately discussed. The climatology of precipitation has evolved through the years from the traditional rain gauge data analyses to the more sophisticated data bases that result from a coalescence of data and information on precipitation that is available from several sources into amalgamated products. Recently, rain observations from both ground and space have been assimilated into regional and global numerical weather prediction models aiming at improved moisture analysis and better forecasts of extreme weather events. The current status and the main outstanding issues related to precipitation forecasting are discussed, providing a basic structure for research coordination aimed at the improvement of modeling, observation and data assimilation applicable to global and regional scales. (literal)
This review paper deals with four aspects of precipitation: measurement, remote sensing, climatology and modeling. The measurement of precipitation is summarized in terms of the instruments that count and measure drop sizes (defined as disdrometers) and the instruments that measure an average quantity proportional to the integrated volume of an ensemble of raindrops (these instruments are normally called rain gauges). Remote sensing of precipitation is accomplished with ground based radar and from satellite retrievals and these two approaches are separately discussed. The climatology of precipitation has evolved through the years from the traditional rain gauge data analyses to the more sophisticated data bases that result from a coalescence of data and information on precipitation that is available from several sources into amalgamated products. Recently, rain observations from both ground and space have been assimilated into regional and global numerical weather prediction models aiming at improved moisture analysis and better forecasts of extreme weather events. The current status and the main outstanding issues related to precipitation forecasting are discussed, providing a basic structure for research coordination aimed at the improvement of modeling, observation and data assimilation applicable to global and regional scales. (literal)

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