The Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study (COPS): the scientific strategy, the field phase, and research highlights
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Wulfmeyer, Volker
Institute of Physics and Meteorology (IPM), University of Hohenheim (UHOH), Stuttgart, Germany
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Behrendt, Andreas
Institute of Physics and Meteorology (IPM), University of Hohenheim (UHOH), Stuttgart, Germany
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Kottmeier, Christoph
Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Corsmeier, Ulrich
Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Barthlott, Christian
Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Craig, George C.
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
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Hagen, Martin
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
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Althausen, Dietrich
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
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Aoshima, Fumiko
Institute of Physics and Meteorology (IPM), University of Hohenheim (UHOH), Stuttgart, Germany
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Arpagaus, Marco
MeteoSwiss, Zurich, Switzerland
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Bauer, Hans-Stefan
Institute of Physics and Meteorology (IPM), University of Hohenheim (UHOH), Stuttgart, Germany
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Bennett, Lindsay
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK
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Blyth, Alan
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK
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Brandau, Christine
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
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Champollion, Cédric
Géosciences Montpellier, CNRS, Université Montpellier II, France
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Crewell, Susanne
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Germany
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Dick, Galina
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany
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Girolamo, Paolo Di
Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Fisica dell'Ambiente (DIFA), Università della Basilicata (UNIBAS), Potenza, Italy
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Dorninger, Manfred
Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Vienna, Austria
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Dufournet, Yann
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
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Eigenmann, Rafael
Department of Micrometeorology, University of Bayreuth, Germany
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Engelmann, Ronny
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
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Flamant, Cyrille
Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales, CNRS/UPMC/UVSQ, Paris, France
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Foken, Thomas
Department of Micrometeorology, University of Bayreuth, Germany
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Gorgas, Theresa
Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Vienna, Austria
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Grzeschik, Matthias
Institute of Physics and Meteorology (IPM), University of Hohenheim (UHOH), Stuttgart, Germany - Water - Earth System Science Research Institute, Tübingen, Germany
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Handwerker, Jan
Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Hauck, Christian
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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Höller, Hartmut
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
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Junkermann, Wolfgang
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), IMK-IFU, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
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Kalthoff, Norbert
Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Kiemle, Christoph
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
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Klink, Stefan
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD, German Meteorological Service), Offenbach, Germany
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König, Marianne
EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany
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Krauss, Liane
Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Long, Charles N.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, USA
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Madonna, Fabio
Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale, CNR—IMAA, Potenza, Italy
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Mobbs, Stephen
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK
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Neininger, Bruno
METAIR AG, Hausen am Albis, Switzerland
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Pal, Sandip
Institute of Physics and Meteorology (IPM), University of Hohenheim (UHOH), Stuttgart, Germany
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Peters, Gerhard
Institute of Meteorology, University of Hamburg, Germany
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Pigeon, Grégoire
CNRM-GAME, Météo-France-CNRS, Toulouse, France
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Richard, Evelyne
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, CNRS and University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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Rotach, Mathias W.
MeteoSwiss, Zurich, Switzerland - Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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Russchenberg, Herman
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
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Schwitalla, Thomas
Institute of Physics and Meteorology (IPM), University of Hohenheim (UHOH), Stuttgart, Germany
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Smith, Victoria
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK
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Steinacker, Reinhold
Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Vienna, Austria
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Trentmann, Jörg
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD, German Meteorological Service), Offenbach, Germany
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Turner, David D.
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin—Madison, USA
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Baelen, Joel van
Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique, Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Vogt, Siegfried
Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Volkert, Hans
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
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Weckwerth, Tammy
National Center of Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO, USA
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Wernli, Heini
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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Wieser, Andreas
Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Wirth, Martin
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
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- Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. - 2011, vol. 137, no. S1, p. 1–348
English
Within the framework of the international field campaign COPS (Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study), a large suite of state-of-the-art meteorological instrumentation was operated, partially combined for the first time. This includes networks of in situ and remote-sensing systems such as the Global Positioning System as well as a synergy of multi-wavelength passive and active remote-sensing instruments such as advanced radar and lidar systems. The COPS field phase was performed from 01 June to 31 August 2007 in a low-mountain area in southwestern Germany/eastern France covering the Vosges mountains, the Rhine valley and the Black Forest mountains. The collected data set covers the entire evolution of convective precipitation events in complex terrain from their initiation, to their development and mature phase until their decay. Eighteen Intensive Observation Periods with 37 operation days and eight additional Special Observation Periods were performed, providing a comprehensive data set covering different forcing conditions. In this article, an overview of the COPS scientific strategy, the field phase, and its first accomplishments is given. Highlights of the campaign are illustrated with several measurement examples. It is demonstrated that COPS research provides new insight into key processes leading to convection initiation and to the modification of precipitation by orography, in the improvement of quantitative precipitation forecasting by the assimilation of new observations, and in the performance of ensembles of convection-permitting models in complex terrain.
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- Faculté des sciences et de médecine
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- Département de Géosciences
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