Showing papers on "Air-mass thunderstorm published in 2004"
31 Jan 2004
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01 Jan 2004
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a conceptual modeling of the rainfall spatial patterns associated with air mass thunderstorm events using observed radar data, which retains a relatively simple structure while including the primary spatial features of rainfall patterns such as location and magnitude of maximum rainfall, areal extent of rain - no rain, and small-scale variability.
Abstract: The characteristic spatial patterns of rainfall systems evolve from underlying processes in the systems. The important role of these rainfall patterns in watershed hydrology has long been recognized. This paper presents conceptual modeling of the rainfall spatial patterns associated with air mass thunderstorm events using observed radar data. The modeled rainfall retains a relatively simple structure while including the primary spatial features of rainfall patterns such as location and magnitude of maximum rainfall, areal extent of rain - no rain, and small-scale variability. The model was applied to radar rainfall data from Arizona and evaluated using rainfall data from a dense gauge network. Through a case study we demonstrate the use of modeled
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