Abstract: At this time, most current data assimilation systems use dewpoint depression data, converted to an appropriate moisture variable (relative humidity or mixing ratio), provided by rawinsondes as the lone source of moisture ...

Abstract: Rotated Principal component analysis (PCA) is applied to the combined vertical profiles of apparent heat source Q1 and apparent moisture sink Q2 from both disturbed and undisturbed periods of the Australian summer monsoon ...

Abstract: This article describes a variational framework for assimilating the SSM/I-derived surface rain rate and total precipitable water (TPW) and examines their impact on the analysis produced by the Goddard Earth Observing System ...