The Convective and Orographically‐induced Precipitation Study (COPS): the scientific strategy, the field phase, and research highlights

V Wulfmeyer, A Behrendt, C Kottmeier… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Within the framework of the international field campaign COPS (Convective and
Orographically‐induced Precipitation Study), a large suite of state‐of‐the‐art meteorological …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the benefits of convection-permitting models by neighborhood verification: Examples from MAP D-PHASE

T Weusthoff, F Ament, M Arpagaus… - Monthly Weather …, 2010 - journals.ametsoc.org
Assessing the Benefits of Convection-Permitting Models by Neighborhood Verification:
Examples from MAP D-PHASE in: Monthly Weather Review Volume 138 Issue 9 (2010) …

[PDF][PDF] Extreme temperature and precipitation events over Italy: assessment of high-resolution simulations with COSMO-CLM and future scenarios.

AL Zollo, V Rillo, E Bucchignani… - International Journal of …, 2016 - academia.edu
This study presents a detailed analysis of the present and expected future extreme climate
conditions over Italy through the use of some extreme indicators. Climate data for this …

Scale dependency of regional climate modeling of current and future climate extremes in Germany

MH Tölle, L Schefczyk, O Gutjahr - Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2018 - Springer
A warmer climate is projected for mid-Europe, with less precipitation in summer, but with
intensified extremes of precipitation and near-surface temperature. However, the extent and …

The common information platform for natural hazards in Switzerland

B Heil, I Petzold, H Romang, J Hess - Natural hazards, 2014 - Springer
With the increasing frequency of hydrological hazard events during the last years, also the
problem of combined rain and snow melt hazards has increased. A series of remarkable …

The ARPAL atmospheric operational modeling chain and its applications: description and validation

D Sacchetti, F Cassola, M Corazza… - Bulletin of Atmospheric …, 2024 - Springer
The paper describes the model chain operational at the Meteo-Hydrological Center of the
Liguria Region (ARPAL) based on the CNR-ISAC models BOLAM (BOlogna Limited Area …

Convergence index: A new performance measure for the temporal stability of operational rainfall forecasts

U Ehret - Meteorologische Zeitschrift (Berlin), 2010 - osti.gov
In this study, a new performance measure is presented which evaluates to what extent a
sequence of forecasts converges, with decreasing lead time, towards the observation …

Evaluation of MAP D-PHASE heavy precipitation alerts in Switzerland during summer 2007

F Ament, T Weusthoff, M Arpagaus - Atmospheric research, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates the performance of 13 mesoscale atmospheric models with respect to
heavy precipitation alerts issued by these models in Switzerland during the summer 2007 …

Factors affecting the quality of QPF: a multi‐method verification of multi‐configuration BOLAM reforecasts against MAP D‐PHASE observations

M Casaioli, S Mariani, P Malguzzi… - Meteorological …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This paper discusses the results of a quantitative precipitation forecast (QPF) verification
study aimed at comparing different alternative new configurations of the meteorological …

Uncertainty propagation for flood forecasting in the Alps: different views and impacts from MAP D-PHASE

MW Rotach, M Arpagaus, M Dorninger… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2012 - nhess.copernicus.org
D-PHASE was a Forecast Demonstration Project of the World Weather Research
Programme (WWRP) related to the Mesoscale Alpine Programme (MAP). Its goal was to …