| contributor author | Hoover, Brett T.;Santek, David A.;Daloz, Anne-Sophie;Zhong, Yafang;Dworak, Richard;Petersen, Ralph A.;Collard, Andrew | |
| date accessioned | 2018-01-03T11:03:15Z | |
| date available | 2018-01-03T11:03:15Z | |
| date copyright | 7/20/2017 12:00:00 AM | |
| date issued | 2017 | |
| identifier other | waf-d-16-0202.1.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://138.201.223.254:8080/yetl1/handle/yetl/4246633 | |
| description abstract | AbstractAutomated aircraft observations of wind and temperature have demonstrated positive impact on numerical weather prediction since the mid-1980s. With the advent of the Water Vapor Sensing System (WVSS-II) humidity sensor, the expanding fleet of commercial aircraft with onboard automated sensors is also capable of delivering high quality moisture observations, providing vertical profiles of moisture as aircraft ascend out of and descend into airports across the continental United States. Observations from the WVSS-II have to date only been monitored within the Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS) without being assimilated. In this study, aircraft moisture observations from the WVSS-II are assimilated into the GDAS, and their impact is assessed in the Global Forecast System (GFS). A two-season study is performed, demonstrating a statistically significant positive impact on both the moisture forecast and the precipitation forecast at short range (12?36 h) during the warm season. No statistically significant impact is observed during the cold season. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 32 | |
| journal issue | 4 | |
| journal title | Weather and Forecasting | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/WAF-D-16-0202.1 | |
| journal fristpage | 1603 | |
| journal lastpage | 1611 | |
| tree | Weather and Forecasting:;2017:;volume( 032 ):;issue: 004 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |