Assimilation of ZDR Columns for Improving the Spin-Up and Forecasts of Convective Storms

Jacob Carlin, Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations, Norman, United States, Jidong Gao, Univ of OK--NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK, United States, Jeffrey Snyder, National Severe Storms Lab Norman, Norman, OK, United States and Alexander Ryzhkov, NOAA/OAR/National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK, United States