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    The Nowcasting of Precipitation during Sydney 2000: An Appraisal of the QPF Algorithms

    Source: Weather and Forecasting:;2004:;volume( 019 ):;issue: 001::page 7
    Author:
    Pierce, C. E.
    ,
    Ebert, E.
    ,
    Seed, A. W.
    ,
    Sleigh, M.
    ,
    Collier, C. G.
    ,
    Fox, N. I.
    ,
    Donaldson, N.
    ,
    Wilson, J. W.
    ,
    Roberts, R.
    ,
    Mueller, C. K.
    DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(2004)019<0007:TNOPDS>2.0.CO;2
    Publisher: American Meteorological Society
    Abstract: Statistical and case study?oriented comparisons of the quantitative precipitation nowcasting (QPN) schemes demonstrated during the first World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) Forecast Demonstration Project (FDP), held in Sydney, Australia, during 2000, served to confirm many of the earlier reported findings regarding QPN algorithm design and performance. With a few notable exceptions, nowcasting algorithms based upon the linear extrapolation of observed precipitation motion (Lagrangian persistence) were generally superior to more sophisticated, nonlinear nowcasting methods. Centroid trackers [Thunderstorm Identification, Tracking, Analysis and Nowcasting System (TITAN)] and pattern matching extrapolators using multiple vectors (Auto-nowcaster and Nimrod) were most reliable in convective scenarios. During widespread, stratiform rain events, the pattern matching extrapolators were superior to centroid trackers and wind advection techniques (Gandolf, Nimrod). There is some limited case study and statistical evidence from the FDP to support the use of more sophisticated, nonlinear QPN algorithms. In a companion paper in this issue, Wilson et al. demonstrate the advantages of combining linear extrapolation with algorithms designed to predict convective initiation, growth, and decay in the Auto-nowcaster. Ebert et al. show that the application of a nonlinear scheme [Spectral Prognosis (S-PROG)] designed to smooth precipitation features at a rate consistent with their observed temporal persistence tends to produce a nowcast that is superior to Lagrangian persistence in terms of rms error. However, the value of this approach in severe weather forecasting is called into question due to the rapid smoothing of high-intensity precipitation features.
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    contributor authorPierce, C. E.
    contributor authorEbert, E.
    contributor authorSeed, A. W.
    contributor authorSleigh, M.
    contributor authorCollier, C. G.
    contributor authorFox, N. I.
    contributor authorDonaldson, N.
    contributor authorWilson, J. W.
    contributor authorRoberts, R.
    contributor authorMueller, C. K.
    date accessioned2017-06-09T15:05:12Z
    date available2017-06-09T15:05:12Z
    date copyright2004/02/01
    date issued2004
    identifier issn0882-8156
    identifier otherams-3394.pdf
    identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4171667
    description abstractStatistical and case study?oriented comparisons of the quantitative precipitation nowcasting (QPN) schemes demonstrated during the first World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) Forecast Demonstration Project (FDP), held in Sydney, Australia, during 2000, served to confirm many of the earlier reported findings regarding QPN algorithm design and performance. With a few notable exceptions, nowcasting algorithms based upon the linear extrapolation of observed precipitation motion (Lagrangian persistence) were generally superior to more sophisticated, nonlinear nowcasting methods. Centroid trackers [Thunderstorm Identification, Tracking, Analysis and Nowcasting System (TITAN)] and pattern matching extrapolators using multiple vectors (Auto-nowcaster and Nimrod) were most reliable in convective scenarios. During widespread, stratiform rain events, the pattern matching extrapolators were superior to centroid trackers and wind advection techniques (Gandolf, Nimrod). There is some limited case study and statistical evidence from the FDP to support the use of more sophisticated, nonlinear QPN algorithms. In a companion paper in this issue, Wilson et al. demonstrate the advantages of combining linear extrapolation with algorithms designed to predict convective initiation, growth, and decay in the Auto-nowcaster. Ebert et al. show that the application of a nonlinear scheme [Spectral Prognosis (S-PROG)] designed to smooth precipitation features at a rate consistent with their observed temporal persistence tends to produce a nowcast that is superior to Lagrangian persistence in terms of rms error. However, the value of this approach in severe weather forecasting is called into question due to the rapid smoothing of high-intensity precipitation features.
    publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
    titleThe Nowcasting of Precipitation during Sydney 2000: An Appraisal of the QPF Algorithms
    typeJournal Paper
    journal volume19
    journal issue1
    journal titleWeather and Forecasting
    identifier doi10.1175/1520-0434(2004)019<0007:TNOPDS>2.0.CO;2
    journal fristpage7
    journal lastpage21
    treeWeather and Forecasting:;2004:;volume( 019 ):;issue: 001
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