Weather radar theory, technology and systems
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Weather radar for hydrology – the UK experience and prospects for the future
Malcolm Kitchen
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EUMETNET OPERA Radar Data Centre: providing operational, homogeneous European radar rainfall composites Stuart Matthews, Pascale Dupuy, Robert Scovell, Antoine Kergomard, Bernard Urban, Asko Huuskonen, Alison Smith &
Nicolas Gaussiat
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9
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Tri-agency radar networks in Korea: where are we heading? Gyuwon Lee,
Sung-Hwa Jung, Jung-Hoon Lee, Yo-Han Cho, Kwang-Deuk Ahn, Bok-Haeng Heo & Choong-Ke Lee
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15
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Compositing international radar data using a weight-based scheme Thomas Einfalt & Arnold Lobbrecht
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Estimating weather radar coverage over complex terrain Edwin Campos
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26
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Evaluation and improvement of C-band radar attenuation correction for operational flash flood forecasting Stephan Jacobi, Maik Heistermann & Thomas Pfaff
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33
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Emission: a simple new technique to correct rainfall estimates from attenuation due to both the radome and heavy rainfall Robert Thompson, Anthony Illingworth &
James Ovens
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39
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Techniques for improving ground clutter identification J. C. Nicol, A. J. Illingworth,
T. Darlington & J. Sugier
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45
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A probability-based sea clutter suppression method for polarimetric weather radar systems Ronald Hannesen & André Weipert
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52
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Design of a clutter modelling algorithm based on SRTM DEM data and adaptive signal processing methods E. Gonzalez-Ramirez, M. A. Rico-Ramirez, I. Cluckie,
J. I. De la Rosa Vargas & D. Alaniz-Lumbreras
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58
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Radar bright band correction using the linear depolarisation ratio Anthony Illingworth & Robert Thompson
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64
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Determining the vertical profile of reflectivity using radar observations at long range Kate Snow, Alan Seed & George Takacs
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69
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Development of optimal functional forms of Z-R relationships
Ramesh S. V. Teegavarapu & Chandra Pathak
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75
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Radar hydrology: new Z-R relationships over the Klang River Basin, Malaysia for monsoon season rainfall Suzana Ramli & Wardah Tahir
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81
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Simultaneous measurements of precipitation using S-band and C-band polarimetric radars Alexander Ryzhkov, Pengfei Zhang, John Krause, Terry Schuur, Robert Palmer & Dusan Zrnic
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87
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French-Italian X- and C-band dual-polarized radar network for monitoring South Alps catchments E. Moreau, E. Le Bouar, J. Testud & R. Cremonini
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93
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Hail events observed by an X-band polarimetric radar along the French Mediterranean coast Erwan Le Bouar, Emmanuel Moreau & Jacques Testud
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Getting higher resolution rainfall estimates: X-band radar technology and multifractal drop distribution D. Schertzer, I. Tchiguirinskaia & S. Lovejoy
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105
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Improvement of the dual-frequency precipitation retrieval method for a global estimation of Z-R relations Shinta Seto & Toshio Iguchi
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111
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Dual-frequency measurement of rain using millimetre-wave radars: initial results
Peter Speirs & Duncan Robertson
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117
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Adaptive phased array radar technology for urban hydrological forecasting
C. G. Collier, M. Hobby, A. Blyth, D. J. McLaughlin, J. McGonigal & C. P. McCarroll
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123
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Quantitative precipitation estimation using commercial microwave links Aart Overeem, Hidde Leijnse & Remko Uijlenhoet
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129
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Off-the-grid weather radar network for precipitation monitoring in western Puerto Rico Jorge M. Trabal, Gianni A. Pablos-Vega, José A. Ortiz, José G. Colom-Ustariz,
Sandra Cruz-Pol, David J. McLaughlin, Michael Zink & V. Chandrasekar
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135
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Estimation of rain kinetic energy flux density from radar reflectivity factor and/or rain rate Nan Yu, Guy Delrieu, Brice Boudevillain, Pieter Hazenberg & Remko Uijlenhoet
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141
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Variability of rain microphysics using long-term disdrometer observations
Tanvir Islam, Miguel A. Rico-Ramirez & Dawei Han
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147
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Long-term diagnostics of precipitation estimates and radar hardware monitoring: two contrasting components of a radar data quality management system Dawn Harrison & Adam Curtis
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153
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Rainfall estimation and quality control
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NMQ/Q2: National Mosaic and Multi-sensor QPE System Kenneth Howard,
Jian Zhang, Carrie Langston, Steve Vasiloff, Brian Kaney & Ami Arthur
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163
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Quantitative precipitation estimate by complementary application of X-band polarimetric radar and C-band conventional radar Atsushi Kato, Masayuki Maki, Koyuru Iwanami, Ryouhei Misumi & Takeshi Maesaka
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X-band polarimetric quantitative precipitation estimation: the RHYTMME project Fadela Kabeche, Jordi Figueras i Ventura, Béatrice Fradon & Pierre Tabary
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Evaluation of the performance of polarimetric quantitative precipitation estimators in an operational environment Jordi Figueras i Ventura, Béatrice Fradon,
Abdel-Amin Boumahmoud & Pierre Tabary
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182
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VPR corrections of cool season radar QPE errors in the mountainous area of northern California Youcun Qi, Jian Zhang, David Kingsmill & Jinzhong Min
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188
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Toward a physically-based identification of vertical profiles of reflectivity from volume scan radar data Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter, Hervé Andrieu, Brice Boudevillain &
Guy Delrieu
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194
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Analysis of a scheme to dynamically model the orographic enhancement of precipitation in the UK Selena Georgiou, Nicolas Gaussiat & Huw Lewis
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201
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Impact of quality control of 3-D radar reflectivity data on surface precipitation estimation Katarzyna Ośródka, Jan Szturc & Anna Jurczyk
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207
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Real-time adjustment of radar data for water management systems using a PDF technique: The City RainNet Project John V. Black, Chris G. Collier, John D. Powell, Richard G. Mason & Rod J. E. Hawnt
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213
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Raingauge quality-control algorithms and the potential benefits for radar-based hydrological modelling Phil J. Howard, Steven J. Cole, Alice J. Robson &
Robert J. Moore
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219
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Blending of radar and gauge rainfall measurements: a preliminary analysis of the impact of radar errors Daniel Sempere-Torres, Marc Berenguer & Carlos A. Velasco-Forero
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225
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Application of radar-raingauge co-kriging to improve QPE and quality-control of
real-time rainfall data Hon-Yin Yeung, Chun Man, Sai-Tick Chan & Alan Seed
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231
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Combination of radar and raingauge observations using a co-kriging method
Chung-Yi Lin & Tim Hau Lee
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237
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Comparison of different radar-gauge merging techniques in the NWS multi-sensor precipitation estimator algorithm Emad Habib, Lingling Qin & Dong-Jun Seo
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243
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Long-term evaluation of radar QPE using VPR correction and radar-gauge merging Edouard Goudenhoofdt & Laurent Delobbe
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A 10-year (1997–2006) reanalysis of Quantitative Precipitation Estimation over France: methodology and first results Pierre Tabary, Pascale Dupuy, Guy L’Henaff,
Claudine Gueguen, Laetitia Moulin, Olivier Laurantin, Christophe Merlier &
Jean-Michel Soubeyroux
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255
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Temporal and spatial variability of rainfall at urban hydrological scales I. Emmanuel,
E. Leblois, H. Andrieu & B. Flahaut
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261
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Rainfall forecasting (nowcasting and numerical weather prediction)
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Comparison of optical flow algorithms for precipitation field advection estimation Thomas Pfaff & András Bárdossy
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269
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Extending a Lagrangian extrapolation forecast technique to account for the evolution of rainfall patterns over complex terrain Pradeep V. Mandapaka, Urs Germann,
Luca Panziera & Alessandro Hering
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275
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Nowcasting of orographic rainfall by using Doppler weather radar L. Panziera,
U. Germann, A. Hering & P. Mandapaka
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281
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The relationships between the upstream wind and orographic heavy rainfall in southwestern Taiwan for typhoon cases Lei Feng, Pao-Liang Chang &
Ben Jong-Dao Jou
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287
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Use of ensemble radar estimates of precipitation rate within a stochastic, quantitative precipitation nowcasting algorithm Clive Pierce, Katie Norman & Alan Seed
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293
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Probabilistic forecasting of rainfall from radar nowcasting and hybrid systems
Sara Liguori & Miguel Rico-Ramirez
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299
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PhaSt: stochastic phase-diffusion model for ensemble rainfall nowcasting N. Rebora & F. Silvestro
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305
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Ensemble radar nowcasts – a multi-method approach Alrun Tessendorf & Thomas Einfalt
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311
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Application of Error-Ensemble prediction method to a short-term rainfall prediction model considering orographic rainfall Eiichi Nakakita, Tomohiro Yoshikai &
Sunmin Kim
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317
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On the DWD quantitative precipitation analysis and nowcasting system for real-time application in German flood risk management Tanja Winterrath, Wolfgang Rosenow & Elmar Weigl
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323
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Aspects of applying weather radar-based nowcasts of rainfall for highways in Denmark M. R. Rasmussen, S. Thorndahl & M. Quist
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330
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Use of radar data in NWP-based nowcasting in the Met Office Susan Ballard,
Zhihong Li, David Simonin, Helen Buttery, Cristina Charlton-Perez, Nicolas Gaussiat & Lee Hawkness-Smith
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336
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Quality monitoring of UK network radars using synthesised observations from the Met Office Unified Model Selena Georgiou, Nicolas Gaussiat, Dawn Harrison &
Sue Ballard
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342
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Operational radar refractivity retrieval for numerical weather prediction J. C. Nicol,
K. Bartholemew, T. Darlington, A. J. Illingworth & M. Kitchen
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348
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Assessment of radar data assimilation in numerical rainfall forecasting on a catchment scale Jia Liu, Michaela Bray & Dawei Han
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354
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Convective cell identification using multi-source data Anna Jurczyk, Jan Szturc & Katarzyna Ośródka
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360
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Uncertainty Estimation
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Error model for radar quantitative precipitation estimates in a Mediterranean mountainous context Guy Delrieu, Laurent Bonnifait, Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter & Brice Boudevillain
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369
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Investigating radar relative calibration biases based on four-dimensional reflectivity comparison Bong-Chul Seo, Witold F. Krajewski & James A. Smith
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375
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A quality evaluation criterion for radar rain-rate data Chulsang Yoo, Jungsoo Yoon, Jungho Kim, Cheolsoon Park & Changhyun Jun
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382
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Radar Quality Index (RQI) – a combined measure for beam blockage and VPR effects in a national network Jian Zhang, Youcun Qi, Carrie Langston & Brian Kaney
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388
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Probabilistic rainfall warning system with an interactive user interface Jarmo Koistinen, Harri Hohti, Janne Kauhanen, Juha Kilpinen, Vesa Kurki, Tuomo Lauri, Antti Mäkelä, Pertti Nurmi, Pirkko Pylkkö, Pekka Rossi & Dmitri Moisseev
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394
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Impact of small-scale rainfall uncertainty on urban discharge forecasts A. Gires,
D. Schertzer, I. Tchiguirinskaia, S. Lovejoy, C. Onof, C. Maksimovic & N. Simoes
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400
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Hydrological impact and design studies
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Joint analysis of radar observation and surface hydrological effects during summer thunderstorm events P. P. Alberoni, M. Celano, R. Foraci, A. Fornasiero, A. Morgillo & S. Nanni
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409
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Observations of hailstorms by X-band dual polarization radar Shin-Ichi Suzuki,
Koyuru Iwanami, Takeshi Maesaka, Shingo Shimizu, Namiko Sakurai & Masayuki Maki
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415
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Multifractal study of three storms with different dynamics over the Paris region
I. Tchiguirinskaia, D. Schertzer, C. T. Hoang & S. Lovejoy
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421
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Hydrological modelling and flood forecasting
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Weather radar and hydrology: a UK operational perspective Robert J. Moore,
Steven J. Cole & Alice J. Robson
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429
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On the accuracy of the past, present, and future tools for flash flood prediction in the USA Jonathan J. Gourley, Zachary L. Flamig, Yang Hong & Kenneth W. Howard
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435
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Real-time radar-rainfall estimation for hydrologic forecasting: a prototype system in Iowa, USA Witold F. Krajewski, Ricardo Mantilla, Bong-Chul Seo, Luciana Cunha, Piotr Domaszczynski, Radoslaw Goska & Satpreet Singh
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441
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Which QPE suits my catchment best? M. Heistermann, D. Kneis & A. Bronstert
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448
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Study on a real-time flood forecasting method for locally heavy rainfall with high-resolution X-band polarimetric radar information Makoto Kimura, Yoshinobu Kido & Eiichi Nakakita
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454
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A rainfall–runoff model and a French-Italian X-band radar network for flood forecasting in the southern Alps D. Organde, P. Arnaud, E. Moreau, S. Diss, P. Javelle, J.-A. Fine & J. Testud
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460
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River flow simulations with polarimetric weather radar M. A. Rico-Ramirez,
V. N. Bringi & M. Thurai
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466
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Using combined raingauge and high-resolution radar data in an operational flood forecast system in Flanders Inge De Jongh, Els Quintelier & Kris Cauwenberghs
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472
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Comparison of raingauge and NEXRAD radar rainfall data for streamflow simulation for a southern Ontario catchment Rohit Sharma, Ramesh Rudra, Syed Ahmed &
Bahram Gharabaghi
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478
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Potential of radar data for flood forecasting and warning in lowland catchments in Ireland M. B. Desta, F. O’Loughlin & M. Bruen
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484
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Operational use of nowcasting methods for hydrological forecasting by the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute Lucie Březková, Petr Novák, Milan Šálek,
Hana Kyznarová, Martin Jonov, Petr Frolík & Zbyněk Sokol
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490
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Flood nowcasting in the southern Swiss Alps using radar ensemble Katharina Liechti, Felix Fundel, Urs Germann & Massimiliano Zappa
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496
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Assessment of typhoon flood forecasting accuracy for various quantitative precipitation estimation methods Tsung-Yi Pan, Yong-Jun Lin, Tsang-Jung Chang, Jihn-Sung Lai & Yih-Chi Tan
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502
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Ensemble nowcasting of river discharge by using radar data: operational issues on small- and medium-size basins F. Silvestro & N. Rebora
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508
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Influence of rainfall spatial variability on hydrological modelling: study by simulations I. Emmanuel, H. Andrieu, E. Leblois & N. Janey
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514
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Quantifying catchment-scale storm motion and its effects on flood response
Davide Zoccatelli, Marco Borga, Efthymios I. Nikolopoulos &
Emmanouil N. Anagnostou
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520
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Improvement of rainfall–runoff modelling with distributed radar rainfall data: a case study in the Lez, French Mediterranean, catchment M. Coustau, V. Borrell-Estupina & C. Bouvier
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526
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Representing the spatial variability of rainfall for input to the G2G distributed flood forecasting model: operational experience from the Flood Forecasting Centre
David Price, Charlie Pilling, Gavin Robbins, Andy Lane, Graeme Boyce,
Keith Fenwick, Robert J. Moore, Joanne Coles, Tim Harrison & Marc Van Dijk
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532
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Countrywide flood forecasting in Scotland: challenges for hydrometeorological model uncertainty and prediction Michael Cranston, Richard Maxey, Amy Tavendale,
Peter Buchanan, Alan Motion, Steven Cole, Alice Robson, Robert J. Moore & Alex Minett
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538
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Distributed flood forecasting for the management of the road network in the Gard Region (France) J.-P. Naulin, E. Gaume & O. Payrastre
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544
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The AIGA method: an operational method using radar rainfall for flood warning in the south of France Pierre Javelle, Jean Pansu, Patrick Arnaud, Yves Bidet & Bruno Janet
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550
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Uncertainty estimation of deterministic river basin response simulations at gauged locations Zachary L. Flamig, Emmanouil Anagnostou, Jonathan Gourley & Yang Hong
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556
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Flash flood forecasting using Data-Based Mechanistic models and radar rainfall forecasts Paul J. Smith, Keith Beven, Luca Panziera & Urs Germann
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562
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Urban flood prediction in real-time from weather radar and rainfall data using artificial neural networks Andrew P. Duncan, Albert S. Chen, Edward C. Keedwell,
Slobodan Djordjević & Dragan A. Savić
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568
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Contribution of weather radar data to hydropower generation optimization for the Rhone River (France) Benjamin Graff, Dominique Faure, Guillaume Bontron & Sebastien Legrand
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574
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Relations between streamflow indices, rainfall characteristics and catchment physical descriptors for flash flood events P. A. Garambois, H. Roux, K. Larnier & D. Dartus
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581
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Radar for hydrological modelling: new challenges in water quality and environment
M. Bruen
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587
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