Precipitation Observation and Modelling in Urban and Coastal Areas

Dear Colleagues,

Improved precipitation monitoring and prediction are fundamental to understanding regional and global hydrological processes, flash flood protection, emergency preparedness, etc. However, it is still difficult to acquire accurate and timely precipitation information in urban and coastal regions. To cope with these potential threats of extreme precipitation and associated hazards, deterministic or probabilistic precipitation methods have been proposed and utilized. Multi-source observation techniques have been developed, including gauge, weather radar, and satellite. Precipitation forecasting models based on deterministic or probabilistic theory and techniques have also been proved to be successful. These are the cases not only in vast inland areas but also in the urban and coastal regions. Therefore, the journal Atmosphere is dedicating this Special Issue to investigating precipitation analysis and modeling in urban and coastal areas.

We invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Atmosphere with original research and review articles on topics including but not limited to:

• Developing precipitation products based on gauge, weather radar, satellite, and other observation systems;
• Comparing observed and multi-model simulated precipitation results;
• Analyzing precipitation trends/changes based on the specific weather systems or statistics on climate scales;
• Forecasting or nowcasting a short-term precipitation event;
• Evaluating the impacts of the urban environment, anthropic activities, and climate changes on precipitation processes;
• Projecting future precipitation and evaluating the impacts under different climate change scenarios;
• Modeling the response of an urban or coastal area to the hazard events.

Dr. Liang Gao
Prof. Dr. Pingping Luo
Dr. Yingzhao Ma
Dr. Mengye Chen
Prof. Dr. Ji Chen
Guest Editors

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