ERA‐Interim is the latest global atmospheric reanalysis produced by the European Centre
for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). The ERA‐Interim project was conducted …

Ten years ago, humidity observations were thought to give little benefit to global weather
forecasts. Nowadays, at the European Centre for Medium‐range Weather Forecasts …

The Global Precipitation Measurement Mission in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological
Society Volume 95 Issue 5 (2014) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation Logo Logo Logo …

This article describes a new radiance‐assimilation scheme for microwave‐imager
observations, which unifies the treatment of clear‐sky, cloudy and precipitation‐affected …

Active research has been carried out in recent years to assimilate high‐resolution
observations into numerical models to improve precipitation forecasting. Considerable …

The assimilation of observations indicative of quantitative cloud and precipitation
characteristics is desirable for improving weather forecasts. For many fundamental reasons …

Abstract An original one-dimensional (1-D) retrieval followed by a three-dimensional
variational (1D+ 3DVar) assimilation technique is being developed to assimilate volumes of …

Direct 4D-Var Assimilation of NCEP Stage IV Radar and Gauge Precipitation Data at ECMWF
in: Monthly Weather Review Volume 139 Issue 7 (2011) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

Several new types of satellite instrument will provide improved measurements of Earth's
hydrological cycle and the humidity of the atmosphere. In an effort to make the best possible …

Assimilation of Flash Extent Data in the Variational Framework at Convection-Allowing
Scales: Proof-of-Concept and Evaluation for the Short-Term Forecast of the 24 May 2011 …