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Research article
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19 Aug 2019
Research article |
| 19 Aug 2019
| 19 Aug 2019
An evaluation of daily precipitation from a regional atmospheric reanalysis over Australia
Suwash Chandra Acharya
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Infrastructure Engineering, the University of
Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Rory Nathan
Department of Infrastructure Engineering, the University of
Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Quan J. Wang
Department of Infrastructure Engineering, the University of
Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Chun-Hsu Su
Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia
Nathan Eizenberg
Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia
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Short summary
BARRA is a novel regional reanalysis for Australia. Our research demonstrates that it is able to characterize a rich spatial variation in daily precipitation behaviour. In addition, its ability to represent large rainfalls is valuable for the analysis of extremes. It is a useful complement to existing precipitation datasets for Australia, especially in sparsely gauged regions.
BARRA is a novel regional reanalysis for Australia. Our research demonstrates that it is able to...
