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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10841-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10841-2022
Research article
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26 Aug 2022
Research article |  | 26 Aug 2022

Impacts of combined microphysical and land-surface uncertainties on convective clouds and precipitation in different weather regimes

Christian Barthlott, Amirmahdi Zarboo, Takumi Matsunobu, and Christian Keil

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The relevance of microphysical and land-surface uncertainties for convective-scale predictability is evaluated with a combined-perturbation strategy in realistic convection-resolving simulations. We find a large ensemble spread which demonstrates that the uncertainties investigated here and, in particular, their collective effect are highly relevant for quantitative precipitation forecasting of summertime convection in central Europe.
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