Part 7: Observation & Prediction

Measuring and Forecasting Weather

Modern meteorology relies on a global network of observations from satellites, radar, weather stations, and radiosondes. Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models use these data to forecast weather days in advance.

Topics in This Part

7.1 Remote Sensing

Satellites, radar, lidar, passive and active sensors

7.2 Weather Stations

In-situ measurements, radiosondes, aircraft

7.3 Numerical Prediction

NWP models, equations, parameterizations, ensembles

7.4 Data Assimilation

Combining observations with models, 4D-Var, EnKF

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