Impact of Radar Reflectivity and Lightning Data Assimilation on the Rainfall Forecast and Predictability of a Summer Convective Thunderstorm in Southern Italy

Heavy and localized summer events are very hard to predict and, at the same time, potentially dangerous for people and properties. This paper focuses on an event occurred on 15 July 2020 in Palermo, the largest city of Sicily, causing about 120 mm of rainfall in 3 h. The aim is to investigate the ev...

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Main Authors: Stefano Federico, Rosa Claudia Torcasio, Silvia Puca, Gianfranco Vulpiani, Albert Comellas Prat, Stefano Dietrich, Elenio Avolio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/8/958