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Articles | Volume 21, issue 7
Articles | Volume 21, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3307-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3307-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 21, issue 7
Research article
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04 Jul 2017
Research article |  | 04 Jul 2017

The analogue method for precipitation prediction: finding better analogue situations at a sub-daily time step

Pascal Horton, Charles Obled, and Michel Jaboyedoff

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The analogue method aims at forecasting precipitation by means of a statistical relationship with meteorological variables at a large scale, such as the general atmospheric circulation. A moving time window has been introduced here in order to allow finding better analogue situations at different hours of the day. This change resulted in a better analogy of the atmospheric circulation, with improved prediction skills, and even to a greater extent for days with heavy precipitation.
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