Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

, Volume 60, Issue 1–3, pp 137–142 | Cite as

A brief review of physical initialization

  • T. N. Krishnamurti
  • H. S. Bedi
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Summary

This review presents a short summary of studies on physical initialization carried out at Florida State University. This summarizes the findings in several areas such as: the formulation of physical initialization, impact (and skill) on the nowcasting and short range prediction of rainfall, medium range prediction of typhoons, mesoscale structures implied by physical initialization, impact on the spread of an ensemble of typhoon forecasts and the improvements of hydrological budget during flooding events. References are provided in each section where further details for each of these areas are presented.

A brief summary of the ongoing work on Physical Initialization at Florida State University is presented here. This summary includes the following areas.

Keywords

Climate Change Waste Water Water Management Water Pollution Short Range 
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References

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© Springer-Verlag 1996

Authors and Affiliations

  • T. N. Krishnamurti
    • 1
  • H. S. Bedi
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of MeteorologyFlorida State UniversityTallahasseeUSA

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