Prediction of Moderate and Heavy Rainfall in New Zealand Using Data Assimilation and Ensemble

This numerical weather prediction study investigates the effects of data assimilation and ensemble prediction on the forecast accuracy of moderate and heavy rainfall over New Zealand. In order to ascertain the optimal implementation of state-of-the-art 3Dvar and 4Dvar data assimilation techniques, 1...

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Main Authors: Yang Yang, Phillip Andrews, Trevor Carey-Smith, Michael Uddstrom, Mike Revell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Advances in Meteorology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/460243

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