Research Article

Assimilation of Chinese Doppler Radar and Lightning Data Using WRF-GSI: A Case Study of Mesoscale Convective System

Figure 8

The forecast precipitation (mm) for the three experiments over different time intervals. Column 1 shows the observed precipitation, and columns 2–4 the forecast precipitation from Exp. CTL, Exp. lghtn, and Exp. radar, respectively. The time interval of row 1 is 0900–1200 UTC, and the time intervals of rows 2 and 3 are 1200–1500 UTC and 0900–1500 UTC, respectively.