An ensemble forecast of semi-arid rainfall using large-scale climate predictors

Solar Radiation Estimation from Rainfall and Temperature Data in Arid and Semi-arid Climates of Iran

Precipitation and air temperature data, only, are often recorded at meteorological stations, with radiation beingmeasured at very few weather stations, especially in developing countries. Therefore there arises a need for suitablemodels to estimate solar radiation for a completion of data sets. This paper is about an evaluation of eight models foran estimation of daily solar radiation (Q) from ...

Final Report: Development of a Large Member Ensemble Forecast System for Heavy Rainfall using Evolutionary Programming (EP)

rainfall interception in a pinus eldarica plantation in a semi-arid climate zone: an application of the gash model

forest canopy rainfall interception loss (i), canopy water storage (s), and the ratio of mean evaporation to mean rainfall intensity () are important components of the water balance in arid and semi-arid climate zones. the goal of this project was to quantify i and s and to evaluate the gash interception model for rainfall interception in a mature semi-arid pinus eldarica medw afforestation pla...

MCS rainfall forecast accuracy as a function of large-scale forcing

The large-scale forcing associated with 20 mesoscale convective system (MCS) events has been evaluated to determine how the magnitude of that forcing influences the rainfall forecasts made with a 10-km grid spacing version of the Eta Model. Different convective parameterizations and initialization modifications were used to simulate these Upper Midwest events. Cases were simulated using both th...

Regional Rainfall Forecasting using Large Scale Climate Teleconnections and Artificial Intelligence Techniques

This paper presents an Artificial Intelligence approach for regional rainfall forecasting for Orissa state, India on monthly and seasonal time scales. The possible relation between regional rainfall over Orissa and the large scale climate indices like El-Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), EQUitorial INdian Ocean Oscillation (EQUINOO) and a local climate index of Ocean-Land Temperature Contrast (...