High-resolution analyses for convection-permitting Meteorological fields

The high-resolution analyses are obtained from the Variational Doppler Radar Analysis System (VDRAS) via the assimilation of radar and dense surface observations. VDRAS provides convection-permitting dynamical and thermodynamical fields (e.g., 3-D wind, temperature, shear, divergence, and CAPE (convective available potential energy)/CIN (convective inhibition)) with frequent updating of ~10 minutes, which are not attainable directly from observation instruments (e.g., radars and the auto weather stations (AWSs)) for various purposes, such as case studies of convective storms.