Session: Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs)—Part I (99th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

Tuesday, 8 January 2019: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

North 131AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Host: 23rd Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Chair:

Derek J. Posselt, JPL, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

Papers:

8:30 AM

4.1

The New ECMWF Cubic Octahedral (O1280) Nature Run

Ross N. Hoffman, NOAA/OAR/AOML, Miami, FL; and S. Malardel, P. Maciel, T. R. Peevey, P. T. Partain, S. Finley, R. Atlas, L. Isaksen, N. Wedi, L. Cucurull, and C. Kummerow

Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.2 MB)

8:45 AM

4.2

Assessment and Validation of an Observing Systems Simulation Experiment (OSSE) System Using a Summary Assessment Metric (SAM) Inter-comparison of OSSE and Observing System Experiment (OSE) Results

Kayo Ide, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. A. Boukabara, R. N. Hoffman, Y. Zhou, N. Shahroudi, K. Garrett, K. Kumar, T. Zhu, and R. Atlas

Handout (6.8 MB)

9:00 AM

4.3

Utilizing Ensemble Forecast Sensitivity to Observation (EFSO) Metrics to Assess Simulated Observation Impacts

Sean P.F. Casey, Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies, Miami, FL; and L. Cucurull, R. Atlas, R. N. Hoffman, T. C. Chen, and E. Kalnay

Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

4.4

An Analysis of Alternatives for the COSMIC-2 Constellation in the Context of Global Observing System Simulation Experiments

Lidia Cucurull, NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and M. J. Mueller

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

4.5

Impact of Refractivity Profiles from a Proposed GNSS-RO Constellation on Tropical Cyclone Forecasts in a Global Modeling System

Michael J. Mueller, CIRES and NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and A. C. Kren, L. Cucurull, R. N. Hoffman, R. Atlas, and T. R. Peevey

Recorded Presentation

Handout (26.4 MB)