Impact of 3DVAR Data Assimilation on the Prediction of Heavy Rainfall over Southern China

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Experiments</td><td align="left">Description</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">CNTL</td><td align="left">Radar data assimilation at start time in 4 km domain</td></tr><tr><td align="left">RADAWS</td><td align="left">CNTL + AWS data assimilation at start time in 4 km domain</td></tr><tr><td align="left">RADSND</td><td align="left">CNTL + radiosonde data assimilation at start time in 4 km domain</td></tr><tr><td align="left">ALLDATA</td><td align="left">CNTL + AWS and radiosonde data assimilation at start time in 4 km domain</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 1: Impact of 3DVAR Data Assimilation on the Prediction of Heavy Rainfall over Southern China 