Assimilation of Doppler Radar Data and Its Impact on Prediction of a Heavy Meiyu Frontal Rainfall Event

Figure 3

Twenty-four-hour accumulated precipitation for the period 0000 UTC 4 July to 0000 UTC 5 July 2014 from observations (a) and simulations in (b) CON, (c) RAD, and (d) RADC (unit: mm). The black and red solid boxes represent the main rainfall belt and the key rainstorm area with 24 h accumulated precipitation amount greater than 100 mm, respectively.

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