Operational Application of Optical Flow Techniques to Radar-Based Rainfall Nowcasting

Operational Application of Optical Flow Techniques to Radar-Based Rainfall Nowcasting

Hong Kong Observatory has been operating an in-house developed rainfall nowcasting system called “Short-range Warning of Intense Rainstorms in Localized Systems (SWIRLS)” to support rainstorm warning and rainfall nowcasting services. A crucial step in rainfall nowcasting is the tracking of radar ech...

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Main Authors: Wang-chun Woo, Wai-kin Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-02-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
rainfall
nowcast
motion tracking
optical flow
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/8/3/48

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