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Precipitation analysis, modeling, and prediction in hydrology
Author(s) -
Georgakakos Konstantine P.,
Kavvas M. Levent
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg025i002p00163
Subject(s) - mesoscale meteorology , precipitation , meteorology , atmospheric research , environmental science , climatology , research council , geology , geography , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
In recent years U.S. meteorologists and hydrologists have shown increased interest in research related to modeling, observation and prediction (forecasting) of precipitation. In particular, mesoscale precipitation research has received most of the researchers' attention. This is mainly because of the following three reasons: 1) There has been a shift of interest in the Atmospheric Sciences from the large scale to the mesoscale with emphasis in improving precipitation prediction (e.g., National Academies, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, 1985; National Research Council, Ad Hoc Panel on Mesoscale Processes, 1981; National Research Council, Panel on Precipitation Processes, 1980; Court, 1979).