Cloud Physics and Radar Meteorology 
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Research interests
The general topics of research activity are Cloud Physics and Radar Meteorology and Short Term Forecasting (Nowcasting).
Below is a list of the most recent research topics followed by the reference to the latest publication in each of the topics
- Precipitation Measurements, Structure and Forecasting
(Berenguer, M. and I. Zawadzki, 2008: A study of the error covariance matrix of radar rainfall estimates in stratiform rain, Part II: Scale dependence. Weather and Forecasting. 24, 800-811)
- Cloud Microphysics
(Szyrmer, W. and I. Zawadzki, 2014: Snow studies, Part IV: Ensemble retrieval of snow microphysics from dual wavelength vertically pointing radars. J. Atmos. Sci., 71, 1171-1186.)
- Predictability of chaotic atmospheric phenomena and their multifractal structure
(Atencia, A. and I Zawadzki, 2017: Analogues on the Lorenz attractor and ensemble spread. Monthly Weather Review. 145, 1381-1400)
- Radar data assimilation into numerical models
(Jacques, D. and I. Zawadzki, 2015: The impacts of representing the correlation of errors in radar data assimilation: Part II: model output as background estimates. Monthly Weather Review, 142, 3998-4016.)
- Predictability of precipitation systems from model and radar data
(Surcel, M , I. Zawadzki, M. K. Yau, Ming Xue and Fanyou Kong: 2017: More on the scale-dependence of the predictability of precipitation patterns. Extension to the 2009-2013 CAPS Spring Experiment ensemble forecasts. Monthly Weather Review . 145, 3625-3646)
Some recent publications
- Atencia, A. and I Zawadzki, 2017: Analogues on the Lorenz attractor and ensemble spread. Monthly Weather Review. 145, 1381-1400
- Surcel, M , I. Zawadzki, M. K. Yau, Ming Xue and Fanyou Kong: 2017: More on the scale-dependence of the predictability of precipitation patterns. Extension to the 2009-2013 CAPS Spring Experiment ensemble forecasts. Monthly Weather Review . 145, 3625-3646
For a complete list, please visit our publications page.