Abstract: n operational method is presented that corrects the bias of radar-based quantitative precipitation estimations (QPE) in radar networks that is due to the vertical profile of reflectivity (VPR) factor. It is used in both ...

Abstract: hen making radar-based precipitation products, a radar measurement is commonly taken to represent the geographical location vertically below the contributing volume of the measurement sample. However, when wind is present ...

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Abstract: After the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear plant on 26 April 1986, much of Europe was affected by radioactive pollution. The first releases were transported toward Scandinavia, where most of the fallout was attributable ...

Abstract: onvective storms cause several types of damage, including economic and ecological losses, every year. This paper focuses on an automatic hazard-level determination of convective storms based on a largely unused information ...

Abstract: The Finnish Meteorological Institute and Vaisala have established a mesoscale weather observational network in southern Finland. The Helsinki Testbed is an open research and quasi-operational program designed to provide ...