Radar-based characterisation of heavy precipitation in the eastern Mediterranean and its representation in a convection-permitting model

Armon, Moshe; Marra, Francesco; Enzel, Yehouda; Rostkier-Edelstein, Dorita; Morin, Efrat

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-1227-2020

Articles | Volume 24, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-1227-2020

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Hydrological cycle in the Mediterranean (ACP/AMT/GMD/HESS/NHESS/OS...

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-1227-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 24, issue 3

Research article

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16 Mar 2020

Research article |

| 16 Mar 2020

Radar-based characterisation of heavy precipitation in the eastern Mediterranean and its representation in a convection-permitting model

Moshe Armon, Francesco Marra, Yehouda Enzel, Dorita Rostkier-Edelstein, and Efrat Morin

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-1227-2020-supplement

Data sets

ERA-Interim Project, Single Parameter 6-Hourly Surface Analysis and Surface Forecast Time Series, updated monthly European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts https://doi.org/10.5065/D64747WN

Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily (GHCN-Daily) M. J. Menne, I. Durre, B. Korzeniewski, S. McNeal, K. Thomas, X. Yin, S. Anthony, R. Ray, R. S. Vose, B. E. Gleason, and T. G. Houston https://doi.org/10.7289/V5D21VHZ

Short summary

Heavy precipitation events (HPEs), occurring around the globe, lead to natural hazards as well as to water resource recharge. Rainfall patterns during HPEs vary from one case to another and govern their effect. Thus, correct prediction of these patterns is crucial for coping with HPEs. However, the ability of weather models to generate such patterns is unclear. Here, we characterise rainfall patterns during HPEs based on weather radar data and evaluate weather model simulations of these events.