7.1 Techniques

• Manual techniques,
• Automatic extrapolation techniques (motion vectors from autocorrelation, motion vectors from NWP-models)
• Motion vector is not the same as Doppler wind
• Which technique is used in which system (Titan, Warning Decision Support System,..)

  7.2 Movement, development, lifecycles

• Limits depend on conceptual model (convection/Stratiform...)
  • Conceptual models (summer)
• single, multi, super cell, squall line
  • examples
• Conceptual models (winter)
  • melting zone (e.g., bright band)
  • low stratus, inversion
  • examples

  7.3. Time series

• Echo tops, height of maximum echo,
• Schematics and real examples

  7.4 Assimilation to NWP

• Briefly mentioned

  7.5. Use of radar data in mesoscale analysis systems (Nimrod, Mesan, LAPS)

• Briefly described

Material to this section is available through:

  Roger Deslandes: animations, PowerPoint presentations, quizzes and case study material
  Wilfried Jacobs: animations, PowerPoint presentations, case study material and other
  Urs Germann: animations, PowerPoint presentations, quizzes and other
  Paul Joe: animations, PowerPoint presentations and case study material
  Günther Haase: PowerPoint presentations