Lightning assimilation in the WRF model (Version 4.1.1): technique updates and assessment of the applications from regional to hemispheric scales

<p>The lightning assimilation (LTA) technique in the Kain–Fritsch convective parameterization in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model has been updated and applied to continental and hemispheric simulations using lightning flash data obtained from the National Lightning Detection Ne...

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Main Authors: D. Kang, N. K. Heath, R. C. Gilliam, T. L. Spero, J. E. Pleim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-11-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/15/8561/2022/gmd-15-8561-2022.pdf