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    Impact of Assimilating Aircraft Reconnaissance Observations on Tropical Cyclone Initialization and Prediction Using Operational HWRF and GSI Ensemble–Variational Hybrid Data Assimilation

    Source: Monthly Weather Review:;2018:;volume 146:;issue 012::page 4155
    Author:
    Tong, Mingjing
    ,
    Sippel, Jason A.
    ,
    Tallapragada, Vijay
    ,
    Liu, Emily
    ,
    Kieu, Chanh
    ,
    Kwon, In-Hyuk
    ,
    Wang, Weiguo
    ,
    Liu, Qingfu
    ,
    Ling, Yangrong
    ,
    Zhang, Banglin
    DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-17-0380.1
    Publisher: American Meteorological Society
    Abstract: AbstractThis study evaluates the impact of assimilating high-resolution, inner-core reconnaissance observations on tropical cyclone initialization and prediction in the 2013 version of the operational Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting (HWRF) Model. The 2013 HWRF data assimilation system is a GSI-based hybrid ensemble?variational system that, in this study, uses the Global Data Assimilation System ensemble to estimate flow-dependent background error covariance. Assimilation of inner-core observations improves track forecasts and reduces intensity error after 18?24 h. The positive impact on the intensity forecast is mainly found in weak storms, where inner-core assimilation produces more accurate tropical cyclone structures and reduces positive intensity bias. Despite such positive benefits, there is degradation in short-term intensity forecasts that is attributable to spindown of strong storms, which has also been seen in other studies. There are several reasons for the degradation of intense storms. First, a newly discovered interaction between model biases and the HWRF vortex initialization procedure causes the first-guess wind speed aloft to be too strong in the inner core. The problem worsens for the strongest storms, leading to a poor first-guess fit to observations. Though assimilation of reconnaissance observations results in analyses that better fit the observations, it also causes a negative intensity bias at the surface. In addition, the covariance provided by the NCEP global model is inaccurate for assimilating inner-core observations, and model physics biases result in a mismatch between simulated and observed structure. The model ultimately cannot maintain the analysis structure during the forecast, leading to spindown.
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    contributor authorTong, Mingjing
    contributor authorSippel, Jason A.
    contributor authorTallapragada, Vijay
    contributor authorLiu, Emily
    contributor authorKieu, Chanh
    contributor authorKwon, In-Hyuk
    contributor authorWang, Weiguo
    contributor authorLiu, Qingfu
    contributor authorLing, Yangrong
    contributor authorZhang, Banglin
    date accessioned2019-09-19T10:04:46Z
    date available2019-09-19T10:04:46Z
    date copyright6/4/2018 12:00:00 AM
    date issued2018
    identifier othermwr-d-17-0380.1.pdf
    identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl1/handle/yetl/4261287
    description abstractAbstractThis study evaluates the impact of assimilating high-resolution, inner-core reconnaissance observations on tropical cyclone initialization and prediction in the 2013 version of the operational Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting (HWRF) Model. The 2013 HWRF data assimilation system is a GSI-based hybrid ensemble?variational system that, in this study, uses the Global Data Assimilation System ensemble to estimate flow-dependent background error covariance. Assimilation of inner-core observations improves track forecasts and reduces intensity error after 18?24 h. The positive impact on the intensity forecast is mainly found in weak storms, where inner-core assimilation produces more accurate tropical cyclone structures and reduces positive intensity bias. Despite such positive benefits, there is degradation in short-term intensity forecasts that is attributable to spindown of strong storms, which has also been seen in other studies. There are several reasons for the degradation of intense storms. First, a newly discovered interaction between model biases and the HWRF vortex initialization procedure causes the first-guess wind speed aloft to be too strong in the inner core. The problem worsens for the strongest storms, leading to a poor first-guess fit to observations. Though assimilation of reconnaissance observations results in analyses that better fit the observations, it also causes a negative intensity bias at the surface. In addition, the covariance provided by the NCEP global model is inaccurate for assimilating inner-core observations, and model physics biases result in a mismatch between simulated and observed structure. The model ultimately cannot maintain the analysis structure during the forecast, leading to spindown.
    publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
    titleImpact of Assimilating Aircraft Reconnaissance Observations on Tropical Cyclone Initialization and Prediction Using Operational HWRF and GSI Ensemble–Variational Hybrid Data Assimilation
    typeJournal Paper
    journal volume146
    journal issue12
    journal titleMonthly Weather Review
    identifier doi10.1175/MWR-D-17-0380.1
    journal fristpage4155
    journal lastpage4177
    treeMonthly Weather Review:;2018:;volume 146:;issue 012
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