Can Lagrangian extrapolation of radar fields be used for precipitation nowcasting over complex Alpine orography?

• Main Authors: Mandapaka, Pradeep V., Germann, Urs., Panziera, Luca., Hering, Alessandro.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Physics::Meteorology and climatology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94062; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8181
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this study, a Lagrangian radar echo extrapolation scheme (MAPLE) was tested for use in very short-term forecasting of precipitation over a complex orographic region. The high-resolution forecasts from MAPLE for lead times of 5 min-5 h are evaluated against the radar observations for 20 summer rai...