wp 5 assessment of improvements in nwp

WP 5 Assessment of improvements in NWP

Outline

• First result in use radar wind information inside the LAPS scheme

• Map - radar data availability• Analyses of some MAP IOPs

U Wind Component - Linate

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SFC data Radar data NO Radar Radar Sonde

October, 7th 1998 06:00

V Wind Component - Linate

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SFC data Radar data NO Radar Radar Sonde

October, 7th 1998 06:00

U Wind Component - Udine

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SFC data Radar data No Radar Radar Sonde

October, 7th 1998 06:00

V Wind Component - Udine

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SFC data Radar data No Radar Radar Sonde

October, 7th 1998 06:00

U Wind Component - Ljubiana

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SFC data Radar data NO Radar Radar Sonde

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V Wind Component - Ljubiana

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SFC data Radar data No Radar Radar Sonde

October, 7th 1998 06:00

U Wind Component LSO

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U Wind Component LSO + Radar

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U Wind Component LSO + SND

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U Wind Component LSO + SND + Radar

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V Wind Component LSO

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Mean Absolute Error

4.34

4.77

1.421.20

3.93

4.76

1.80 1.63

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U Wind Component V Wind Component

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MAP - SMR radar data

IOP Date Radar

1 15-16/9/99 15 ok, 16 after 9 am

2 17-21/9/99 17 and 21 ok , no data for theothers day

3 24-27/9/99 Only few gaps

4 30/9-1/10 Gap in the 30th morning

5-12 October No data

MAP - SMR radar data

IOP Date Radar

13 1-2/11 Data available

14 3-4/11 Data available

15 5-9/11 Data available, few gaps onthe 7th

16 11-13/11 Data available

17 15/11 Data available

IOP2 17-21/9/1999

IOP15 5-9/11/1999