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SUMMARY:Spatial precipitation analysis in complex terrain - A weather serv
 ice's developments for evolving practical needs
DTSTART:20110523T161500
DTSTAMP:20260407T020925Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Dr Christoph FREI\; MeteoSwiss\nIncreased use of computer mode
 ls in environmental applications requires spatial analyses of meteorologic
 al parameters as input fields. MeteoSwiss is currently developing procedur
 es for the generation of gridded km-scale meteorological analyses for the 
 territory of Switzerland based on data from its operational observation ne
 tworks. This presentation gives an overview of recent developments with a 
 focus on methods and datasets for precipitation. The various developments 
 address different user needs\, ranging from climate monitoring to hydrolog
 ical forecasting. Two methods for real-time precipitation analysis will be
  discussed in some detail. The first is Reduced Space Optimal Interpolatio
 n (RSOI)\, which is based on a multivariate statistical linkage between co
 arse real-time and dense climatological station measurements. The second i
 s an adaptation of geostatistical concepts for the real-time combination o
 f radar and station measurements. The presentation illustrates that innova
 \ntive combination of different observation platforms can provide consider
 able added value and address some of the challenges in a region of complex
  terrain.  
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
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