PPT Slide
- Direct estimation of bulk rain-yields (rain mass/flash count) ranging from storm to climate scales (identification of climatological convective regimes)
- Continuous and instantaneous measurement of rainfall, periodically calibrated by external radar or passive microwave (PM) measurements
- Constraint on convective structure identification (e.g., convective/stratiform partitioning) leading to blended IR/Lightning or IR/PM/Lightning satellite rainfall estimation algorithms (e.g., Goodman et al,. 1988; Grecu et al., 2000)
- Assimilation of lightning data into regional forecast models to improve QPE/QPF (operational NWP/NIMROD, Golding, 1997, 2000; research- MM5, Alexander et al., 1999).
- Use items 1-3 as needed to tune/nudge rain rates
- Constrain integrated latent heating (also adjust profile shape)
- Assimilate nudged heating profile