Scale-Selective Verification of Rainfall Accumulations from High-Resolution Forecasts of Convective Events

@article{Roberts2008ScaleSelectiveVO,
  title={Scale-Selective Verification of Rainfall Accumulations from High-Resolution Forecasts of Convective Events},
  author={Nigel M. Roberts and Humphrey W. Lean},
  journal={Monthly Weather Review},
  year={2008},
  volume={136},
  pages={78-97}
}
Abstract The development of NWP models with grid spacing down to ∼1 km should produce more realistic forecasts of convective storms. However, greater realism does not necessarily mean more accurate precipitation forecasts. The rapid growth of errors on small scales in conjunction with preexisting errors on larger scales may limit the usefulness of such models. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether improved model resolution alone is able to produce more skillful precipitation forecasts… 
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