Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net 1812-2108 1812-2116 5 2 2008 10.5194/hessd-5-749-2008 http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/5/749/2008/ http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/5/749/2008/hessd-5-749-2008.html http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/5/749/2008/hessd-5-749-2008.pdf 749 783 2008-03-18 A space-time generator for rainfall nowcasting: the PRAISEST model P. Versace B. Sirangelo D. L. De Luca davideluca@dds.unical.it Dipartimento di Difesa del Suolo, Università della Calabria, Rende, Italy The paper introduces a new stochastic technique for forecasting rainfall in space-time domain: the PRAISEST Model (Prediction of Rainfall Amount Inside Storm Events: Space and Time). 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