Open AccessUsing an intensity‐scale technique to assess the added benefit of high‐resolution model precipitation forecasts
Author(s) -
Mittermaier Marion P.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
atmospheric science letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1530-261X
DOI - 10.1002/asl.127
Subject(s) - precipitation , scale (ratio) , intensity (physics) , environmental science , permission , meteorology , grid , climatology , computer science , mathematics , geology , geography , cartography , physics , quantum mechanics , political science , law , geometry
Deterministic precipitation forecasts from the 12‐ and 4‐km versions of the Unified Model (UM) were compared using an intensity‐scale technique. Averaging raw model output is always recommended to minimise grid‐scale errors. The retained detail in averaged 4‐km forecasts produces an improved prediction of larger accumulations. © Crown Copyright 2006. Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.