Articles | Volume 18, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-4075-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-4075-2025
Development and technical paper
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04 Jul 2025
Development and technical paper |  | 04 Jul 2025

Impact of multiple radar wind profiler data assimilation on convective-scale short-term rainfall forecasts: OSSE studies over the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region

Juan Zhao, Jianping Guo, and Xiaohui Zheng

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A series of observing system simulation experiments are conducted to assess the impact of multiple radar wind profiler (RWP) networks on convective-scale numerical weather prediction. Results from three southwest-type heavy rainfall cases in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region suggest the added forecast skill of ridge and foothill networks associated with the Taihang Mountains over the existing RWP network. This research provides valuable guidance for designing optimal RWP networks in the region.
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