Session: Assimilation of observations (91st American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

Wednesday, 26 January 2011: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Washington State Convention Center

Host: 15th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Papers:

536

Assimilation of Doppler Radar Radial Wind For High Resolution Forecast initialization at NCEP

Shun Liu, IMSG and NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, College Park, MD; and D. Parrish, M. Pyle, J. Derber, W. S. Wu, and G. DiMego

537

Comparison of Sequential Ensemble Square-Root Filter (EnSRF) and Four-Dimensional Asynchronous EnSRF Algorithms for the Assimilation of Simulated Radar Data

Shizhang Wang, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue

Handout (3.1 MB)

538

Two high resolution radar data assimilation case studies as a prelude to phased array radar (PAR) data assimilation in support of UAS operations

Jeffrey S. Tilley, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND ; and M. A. Askelson

539

Indirect reflectivity assimilation approach using radar simulator in JMA non-hydrostatic model based variational data assimilation system

Yasutaka Ikuta, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and Y. Honda

Handout (3.1 MB)

540

Real Time Radar Quality Control for Assimilation in Numerical Models

Guangxin He, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China; and G. Li, P. Ray, and X. Zou

Handout (2.5 MB)

541

Evaluation of WRFDA 4D-VAR through Month-long Run and Case Study

Xiaoyan Zhang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and X. Y. Huang and X. Zhang

Manuscript (8.5 MB)

542

Assimilation of Radar Radial Velocity Data with the WRF Ensemble-3DVAR Hybrid System for the Prediction of Hurricane IKE (2008)

Yongzuo Li, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, Norman, OK; and X. Wang and M. Xue

Manuscript (1.4 MB)

Handout (1.4 MB)

543

Impact of cycled 3DVAR assimilation of COSMIC observations on nor'easter simulations

Stephen D. Nicholls, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and S. G. Decker

Manuscript (2.4 MB)

544

Assimilation of AIRS CO2 observations with an EnKF in a Carbon-Climate model

Junjie Liu, Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; and E. Kalnay, I. Fung, M. Chahine, and E. T. Olsen

545

Study on forecasting a cold-air-damming event with the WRF-EnKF system

Linlin Pan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Liu, W. Wu, W. Cheng, G. Descombes, H. Liu, J. Anderson, L. delle Monache, G. Roux, N. A. Jacobs, and P. Childs

546

AMSU-A Bias Correction for COAMPS/NAVDAS

William F. Campbell, NRL, Monterey, CA; and K. Sashegyi

547

Raising the model top for an ensemble Kalman filter

Seung-Jong Baek, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and P. L. Houtekamer, N. Gagnon, and X. Deng

Handout (1.3 MB)

548

Assimilating spacecraft observations into a Mars Global Circulation Model using LETKF: managing bias and ensemble spread

Steven J. Greybush, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and M. J. Hoffman, E. Kalnay, K. Ide, T. Miyoshi, R. N. Hoffman, J. Eluszkiewicz, and R. J. Wilson

549

Testing a GSI regional hybrid ensemble localized ETKF with ETKF observation quality control for the WRF model

Arthur P. Mizzi, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Manuscript (908.4 kB)

Handout (11.1 MB)

550

An Regional Ensemble Kalman Filter Data Assimilation System Employing GSI Observation Processing and Initial Tests for Rapid Refresh Forecast Configurations

Kefeng Zhu, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue, X. Wang, J. Whitaker, S. Benjamin, and S. S. Weygandt

551

NAVDAS-AR for COAMPS

Clark M. Amerault, NRL, Monterey, CA

552