14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

P5.13

Assimilation of AIRS hyperspectral radiances at MSC

Louis Garand, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and A. Beaulne and N. Wagneur

Progress toward the operational assimilation of AIRS hyperspectral radiances at MSC is described. The 281 channel subset made available by NESDIS is used. A simple radiance bias correction scheme is implemented. Cloud height and cloud fraction are inferred using the CO2 slicing technique. Channels which are not affected by clouds are selected for assimilation. A maximum of 123 channels are assimilated. The poster focuses on the impact of the assimilation on analyses and subsequent forecasts.

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Poster Session 5, Data Assimilation
Thursday, 2 February 2006, 9:45 AM-9:45 AM, Exhibit Hall A2

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