General Observation Period of Priority Programm on Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting
Acronym
GOP
Name
General Observation Period of Priority Programm on Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting
Description
The main goal of the General Observation Period (GOP) within the Priority Programm on Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting is to gather a comprehensive data set suitable for testing hypotheses and new modeling techniques developed within PQP. The GOP encompasses the Convectively and Orographically induced Precipitation Study COPS performed in south-west Germany in summer 2007 both in time and space to provide information of all kinds of precipitation types and to relate the COPS results to a broader perspective (longer time series and larger spatial domain). The duration of one year will open up the possibility to statistically approach model problems and better pin down specific model weaknesses: Some problems e.g. initial and boundary conditions might cancel out when longer time series are considered. The GOP will therefore provide a basis for reaching the PQP goal: Determination and use of the potentials of existing and new data as well as process descriptions to improve QPF. Please be aware of the common COPS/GOP/D-PHASE data policy, which you please find at http://cops.wdc-climate.de/