NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Assimilation pdf

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Assimilation

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Hyperspectral IR profiles can be assimilated in GSI as a separate observation other than radiosondes with only changes to tables in the fix directory. Assimilation of profiles does produce changes to analysis fields and evidenced by: Innovations larger than +/-2.0 K are present and represent where individual profiles impact the final temperature analysis.The updated temperature analysis is colder behind the cold front and warmer in the warm sector. The updated moisture analysis is modified more in the low levels and tends to be drier than the original model background Analysis of model output shows: Differences relative to 13-km RAP analyses are smaller when profiles are assimilated with NUCAPS errors. CAPE is under-forecasted when assimilating NUCAPS profiles, which could be problematic for severe weather forecasting Refining the assimilation technique to incorporate an error covariance matrix and creating a separate GSI module to assimilate satellite profiles may improve results

• Creator/s: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS
• Date: 5/13/2015
• Year: 2015
• Book Topics/Themes: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), RADIOSONDES, ERROR ANALYSIS, ASSIMILATION, COLD FRONTS, COVARIANCE, MATRICES (MATHEMATICS), WEATHER FORECASTING, INFRARED RADIATION, MOISTURE, REFINING, ERRORS, Berndt, Emily Beth, Zavodsky, Bradley, Srikishen, Jayanthi, Blankenship, Clay

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