Hydrometeorological evaluation of two nowcasting  systems for Mediterranean heavy precipitation  events with operational considerations

Lovat, Alexane; Vincendon, Béatrice; Ducrocq, Véronique

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-2697-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-2697-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-2697-2022

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23 May 2022

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| 23 May 2022

Hydrometeorological evaluation of two nowcasting systems for Mediterranean heavy precipitation events with operational considerations

Alexane Lovat, Béatrice Vincendon, and Véronique Ducrocq

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RC1: 'Review of the paper', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 Jan 2021
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Alexane Lovat, 08 Sep 2021
RC2: 'Review of hess-2020-629', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Jun 2021
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Alexane Lovat, 08 Sep 2021

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by editor) (15 Dec 2021) by Giuseppe Tito Aronica

AR by Alexane Lovat on behalf of the Authors (25 Dec 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (14 Feb 2022) by Giuseppe Tito Aronica

AR by Alexane Lovat on behalf of the Authors (22 Feb 2022) Manuscript

Short summary

The hydrometeorological skills of two new nowcasting systems for forecasting Mediterranean intense rainfall events and floods are investigated. The results reveal that up to 75 or 90 min of forecast the performance of the nowcasting system blending numerical weather prediction and extrapolation of radar estimation is higher than the numerical weather model. For lead times up to 3 h the skills are equivalent in general. Using these nowcasting systems for flash flood forecasting is also promising.