Quantitative precipitation estimation and uncertainty quantification (D05)

• Subject Area: Atmospheric Science ; Mathematics
• Term: from 2007 to 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 15232683

Our quantitative polarimetry-based precipitation estimators will be extended to light and frozen precipitation. We will extend further our space-time precipitation modeling by fully exploiting polarimetric radar information including commercial microwave links, and perform a comprehensive quantification of uncertainties. To this end, we will set up a simulated environment with TerrSysMP including a polarimetric forward operator in which variables like drop size distribution or precipitation are known, and thus allow to evaluate methods for precipitation estimation and uncertainty quantification.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 32: Patterns in Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Systems: Monitoring, Modelling and Data Assimilation
• Applicant Institution: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
• Co-Applicant Institution: Universität Mannheim
• Project Heads: Privatdozentin Dr. Petra Friederichs; Professor Dr. Michael Griebel; Professor Dr. Harrie-Jan Hendricks-Franssen, until 12/2014; Professor Dr. Martin Schlather, since 1/2015; Professor Dr. Clemens Simmer; Privatdozentin Silke Trömel, Ph.D., since 1/2015