Session: Data Assimilation: Data Impact Experiments and OSSEs (96th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

Monday, 11 January 2016: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Host: 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)

Papers:

243

NOSIA-II Calibration using Sensitivity Studies

Aaron Pratt, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Helms

244

On the Predictability of Hurricane Track and Intensity Using an OSSE Framework

Bachir Annane, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and L. Bucci, J. Delgado, A. Aksoy, R. Atlas, and S. T. Murillo

245

OSSE Assessment of a Hyperspectral Sounder and its Potential Impact on Hurricane Forecasts

Kelly Ryan, NOAA/AOML and University of Miami, Miami, FL; and R. Atlas, L. Bucci, J. Delgado, B. Annane, and S. Murillo

246

A LETKF algorithm with divergence constraint for convective-scale radar data assimilation in the scenario of OSSEs

Gang Zhao, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Xue

247

Ensemble Transform Sensitivity Method for Targeted Observations: An OSSE Case Study

Hongli Wang, CIRA/Colorado State University, Boulder, CO; and T. Peevey, J. M. English, A. Kren, and L. Cucurull

248

Variational Assimilation of Cloud Liquid/Ice Water Path and its Impact on NWP

Hongli Wang, CIRA/Colorado State University, Boulder, CO; and Y. Chen and L. Cucurull

249

Quantifying Accuracy and Dispersion of Ensemble Forecasts of Severe Convection Using an Object-Based Technique

Brock Burghardt, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and B. C. Ancell

250

Adaptive Observation Strategies based on the Retrospective Optimal Interpolation using the Lorenz-40 variable model

Nam-Kyu Noh, Seoul National Univertisy, Seoul, South Korea; and G. H. Lim

Poster 251 has moved. New paper number is 2B.4A

252

WSR-88D Radar Data Assimilation at NCEP

Shun Liu, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, College Park, MD; and J. R. Carley, W. S. Wu, B. S. Ferrier, M. Pyle, G. DiMego, and J. C. Derber

253

Performing Model Space Localization for Satellite Radiances in an Ensemble Kalman Filter

Jeffrey S. Whitaker, NOAA/ESRL/Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO ; and L. Lei

254

3D Estimates of Analysis and ShortRange Forecast Error Variances

Jie Feng, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and M. Pena, H. Wang, and Z. Toth

255

The Use of the Breeding Method for Nested WRF-ARW Simulations

James P. Cipriani, IBM Research, Yorktown Heights,, NY; and K. Ide

256

DART: New Research Using Ensemble Data Assimilation in Geophysical Models

Jeffrey Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Raeder, T. Hoar, N. Collins, G. Romine, J. Barre, B. Gaubert, A. F. Arellano Jr., S. Wuerth, S. Y. Ha, A. P. Mizzi, and L. N. Anderson

Handout (15.8 MB)

257

Improving Global and Hurricane Forecasts Using Time-lagged Ensembles in the GFS 4DEnVar Hybrid Data Assimilation System

Bo Huang, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and X. Wang

258

Multi-model Cross Pollination in Time

Hailiang Du, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and L. Smith

Poster 259 has moved. New paper number is 7.2A

260

Evaluation of the Direct and Indirect Assimilation of Radar Reflectivity using the WRFDA 3D-Var

Eder P. Vendrasco, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil; and D. L. Herdies

261

Sensitivity of High-Resolution WRF Forecasts to Radiosonde Observations over Central TX

Mark David Benoit, University (Texas A&M), College Station, TX; and D. T. Conlee and C. J. Nowotarski

262

Observing System Experiments in the Dallas-Fort Worth Testbed

Frederick H. Carr, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. P. Osborne, M. T. Morris, and K. A. Brewster

Manuscript (1.7 MB)

Handout (2.5 MB)

263

Investigating a WRF-Based Mixed Variational and Nudging Data Assimilation Scheme for the US Army Convective-Scale Nowcasting System

Robert E. Dumais Jr., U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and B. P. Reen, H. Cai, Y. Xie, H. Jiang, and S. albers

264

Integrated Physical Modelling of the Lake George, NY Watershed

Lloyd Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and C. Watson, C. James, A. Praino, H. Kolar, F. Liu, E. Ragnoli, F. O'Donncha, and L. C. V. Real

Handout (3.0 MB)

265

Progress of All-Sky SEVIRI Radiance Assimilation in NCEP NAMRR System

Xiaoyan Zhang, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and A. Collard, J. Carley, and G. DiMego

266

Towards the Assimilation of All-Sky Infrared Radiances of Selected Humidity Sensitive IASI Channels at NCEP/EMC

Li Bi, NOAA/NCEP/EMC/I.M. Systems Group, College Park, MD; and A. Collard, E. Liu, J. A. Jung, and J. C. Derber

267

Assimilation of GPM GMI rainfall product with GSI system

Xuanli Li, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and B. T. Zavodsky and J. R. Mecikalski