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How interpolation and resolution can affect verification scores: A study based on the Fractions Skill Score by Mittermaier, Marion P.

“…The Fractions Skill Score (FSS) has been used to routinely verify six-hourly UK precipitation forecasts since early 2008. For a 17‑month period between May…”
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Recent upgrades to the Met Office convective‐scale ensemble: An hourly time‐lagged 5‐day ensemble by Porson, Aurore N., Carr, Joanne M., Hagelin, Susanna, Darvell, Rob, North, Rachel, Walters, David, Mylne, Kenneth R., Mittermaier, Marion P., Willington, Steve, Macpherson, Bruce

“…In this article, we introduce a new configuration of the Met Office convective‐scale ensemble for numerical weather prediction, for the Met Office Global and…”
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Improving short‐range high‐resolution model precipitation forecast skill using time‐lagged ensembles by Mittermaier, Marion P.

“…High‐resolution forecasts can vary considerably from run to run. Excessive inconsistency is undesirable, especially for the forecaster, who seeks similarities…”
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The Retrieval of Ice Water Content from Radar Reflectivity Factor and Temperature and Its Use in Evaluating a Mesoscale Model by Hogan, Robin J., Mittermaier, Marion P., Illingworth, Anthony J.

“…Ice clouds are an important yet largely unvalidated component of weather forecasting and climate models, but radar offers the potential to provide the…”
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Editorial: Forecast verification methods across time and space scales – Part I by Dorninger, Manfred, Friederichs, Petra, Wahl, Sabrina, Mittermaier, Marion P., Marsigli, Chiara, Brown, Barbara G.

“…The 7th International Verification Methods Workshop – with a theme of “forecast verification methods across time and space scales” – was held in Berlin between…”
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Comparison of model‐derived and radar‐observed freezing‐level heights: Implications for vertical reflectivity profile‐correction schemes by Mittermaier, Marion P., Illingworth, Anthony J.

“…In the current operational Met Office scheme for deriving rainfall rates from radar, the height of the enhanced radar return associated with melting snow, the…”
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THE SETUP OF THE MesoVICT PROJECT by Dorninger, Manfred, Gilleland, Eric, Casati, Barbara, Mittermaier, Marion P., Ebert, Elizabeth E., Brown, Barbara G., Wilson, Laurence J.

“…Recent advancements in numerical weather prediction (NWP) and the enhancement of model resolution have created the need for more robust and informative…”
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Using mesoscale model winds for correcting wind‐drift errors in radar estimates of surface rainfall by Mittermaier, Marion P., Hogan, Robin J., Illingworth, Anthony J.

“…For operational radars at middle and high latitudes, even the lowest beam of a scan sequence may be above the melting layer for a considerable proportion of…”
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The South African rainfall enhancement programme : 1997-2001 by Burger, Roelof P., Ncipha, Xolile G., Terblanche, Deon E., De Waal, Karel J.P., Mittermaier, Marion P.

“…This paper provides a summary of the South African Rainfall Enhancement Programme (SAREP) that was conducted in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. SAREP…”
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THE SETUP OF THE MesoVICT PROJECT: MesoVICT focuses on the application, capability, and enhancement of spatial verification methods as applied to deterministic and ensemble forecasts of precipitation, wind, and temperature over complex terrain and Includes observation uncertainty assessment by Dorninger, Manfred, Gilleland, Eric, Casati, Barbara, Mittermaier, Marion P, Ebert, Elizabeth E, Brown, Barbara G, Wilson, Laurence J

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Toward the Operational Application of Hygroscopic Flares for Rainfall Enhancement in South Africa by Terblanche, Deon E., Steffens, François E., Fletcher, Lizelle, Mittermaier, Marion P., Parsons, Robert C.

“…A major challenge of any operational cloud seeding project is the evaluation of the results. This paper describes the development of verification techniques…”
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