WRF-ARW Variational Storm-Scale Data Assimilation: Current Capabilities and Future Developments
Figure 5
6-hour forecasts of hourly accumulated precipitation (mm) from (b) the basic WRF 3D-Var (3DV), (c) the enhanced WRF 3D-Var (3DVQV), and (d) the 4D-Var (4DV). The Stage IV precipitation analysis is shown by (a) for verification.