impact study with observations assimilated over north america and the north pacific ocean at msc...
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Impact study with observations assimilated over North America and the North Pacific Oceanat MSC
Stéphane Laroche and Réal Sarrazin
Environment Canada
4th Workshop on the impact of various observing systems on NWPGeneva, Switzerland, 19-21 May 2008
Main objectives
• Estimate the current value of radiosonde and aircraft data available over North America, as well as the impact of satellite data over the North Pacific Ocean
• Examine the propagation of the impacts over the North
American continent and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean
• Assess the sensitivity of the results with respect to the analysis scheme the resolution of the forecast model the weather regime
Network Variables Thinningradiosondes/dropsondes U, V, T, (T-Td), ps 28 levels
Surface reports
(SYNOPS, SHIPS, BUOYS)
T, (T-Td), ps,
(U, V over water)
1 report/6h
Aircraft
(BUFR, AIREP, AMDAR, ADS)U, V, T 1o x 1o x 50 hPa
ATOVS
NOAA 15-16-17-18, AQUA
Ocean Land
AMSU-A ch 4-10 ch 6-10
AMSU-B ch 2-5 ch 3-4
250 km x 250 km
Water vapor channel
GOES 11-12IM3
(6.7 )
2o x 2o
AMV
(Meteosat 5-7-8, GOES 11-12, MTSAT-1R)
U,V
(IR, WV, VI channels)
1.5o x 1.5o
MODIS
(Aqua, Terra)U,V 1.5o x 1.5o
Wind Profilers
(NOAA Network)U,V (750 m) Vertical
Data assimilation and forecast systems
Observations assimilated in the control experiments (Jan. and Feb. 2007)
- Analysis schemes: 4D-Var (6h window) and 3D-Var (FGAT)- Inner loop resolution: T108 (~180 km)- Outer loop resolutions: 100 km and 33 km
- Latest upgrade (2008) also includes AIRS, QuikSCAT and SSM/I data
Experiment Data typedenied
Region wheredata are denied
Data assimilation
scheme
Horizontal resolution of the forecast model
AI.NA.4D.LO Aircraft North America 4D-Var 100 km
AD.NA.4D.LO Ascent/Descent AI North America 4D-Var 100 km
RA.NA.4D.LO Radiosonde North America 4D-Var 100 km
ST.PA.4D.LO Satellite North Pacific 4D-Var 100 km
CT.4D.LO None - 4D-Var 100 km
AI.NA.3D.LO Aircraft North America 3D-Var 100 km
RA.NA.3D.LO Radiosonde North America 3D-Var 100 km
ST.PA.3D.LO Satellite North Pacific 3D-Var 100 km
CT.3D.LO None - 3D-Var 100 km
RA.WD.4D.LO Radiosonde World 4D-Var 100 km
RA.WD.3D.LO Radiosonde World 3D-Var 100 km
AI.NA.4D.HI Aircraft North America 4D-Var 33 km
AI.NA.3D.HI Aircraft North America 3D-Var 33 km
CT.4D.HI None - 4D-Var 33 km
CT.3D.HI None - 3D-Var 33 km
Observing System Experiments
North America Z500 RMSE for the control experiments and latest upgrade of the MSC global analysis-forecast system
FIs for Z500 over regions of North America and North Atlantic
Radiosonde data denied over North America
Aircraft reports denied over North America
Ascent/Decent Aircraft reports denied over North America
Satellite data denied over the North Pacific Ocean
FIs for U250 over regions of North America and North Atlantic
Radiosonde data denied over North America
Aircraft reports denied over North America
Ascent/Decent Aircraft reports denied over North America
Satellite data denied over the North Pacific Ocean
Comparison of FIs for Z500 from 4D-Var and 3D-Var
Radiosonde data denied over North America
Aircraft reports denied over North America
Satellite data denied over the North Pacific Ocean
4D-Var 3D-Var
24h
72h
Denial over North America Denial over the globe
Impact of global and local (North America) data-denialsZ500 RMSE differences for radiosonde data
4D-Var / 100 km
Radiosonde data denied over North America
4D-Var 3D-Var
Radiosonde data denied over the globe
Impact of global and local (North America) data-denialsZ500 RMSE differences for radiosonde data
Sensitivity to analysis scheme and model horizontal resolution 24h Z500 RMSE differences for aircraft data denied over North America
100 km
33 km
3D-Var 4D-Var
Sensitivity to analysis scheme and model horizontal resolutionFIs for Z500
3D-Var / 100 km aircraft data denied over NA
4D-Var / 33 km aircraft data denied over NA
3D-Var / 33 km aircraft data denied over NA
4D-Var / 100 km aircraft data denied over NA
4D-Var
3D-Var
Sensitivity to analysis scheme and model horizontal resolutionFIs for U250
3D-Var / 100 km aircraft data denied over NA
4D-Var / 33 km aircraft data denied over NA
3D-Var / 33 km aircraft data denied over NA
4D-Var / 100 km aircraft data denied over NA
4D-Var
3D-Var
Sensitivity to analysis scheme and model horizontal resolutionRMSE for Z500 and U250 over the United States
Z500 U250
100 km
33 km
Sensitivity to analysis scheme and model horizontal resolutionRMSE for Z500 and U250 over the United States
Z500 U250
100 km
33 km
Effect of the weather regime on the FIs
January February
Radiosonde data over North America
Aircraft reports over North America
Satellite data over the North Pacific Ocean
Conclusions (1)• Summary of the impact results over North America for January and
February 2007:
The quality of the forecast over the Canadian Arctic heavily relies on the radiosonde network, even though surface stations and MODIS winds are assimilated.
Over the eastern part of the North American continent, the radiosonde and aircraft data are still the main contributors to the forecast skill at short forecast ranges, but beyond 48h the impact of satellite data available over the North Pacific Ocean may be greater depending on the weather regime.
The primary source of forecast improvements over the western North America is provided by the satellite data over the North Pacific Ocean, even at short forecast ranges.
Conclusions (2)• The impact of the radiosonde network over northern Canada is more
important in the 3D-Var context. Moreover, this impact is further enhanced when radiosonde data are omitted over the globe. Therefore, 4D-Var seems superior to 3D-Var to exploit the fewer observations available over northern Canada and is less sensitive to the removal of data outside that region.
• However, for the experiments in which the satellite data over the North Pacific Ocean, the impact with 3D-Var is not systematically larger than with 4D-Var: the short-range impact over the United States is more important in the 4D-Var context.
• We also found that the short-range impact is smaller in 4D-Var than in 3D-Var for Z500, but it is the opposite for U250. Further work is needed to explain why the impact variations are not the same for these fields when comparing 4D-Var and 3D-Var results.
• Overall, the impact results are less sensitive to the change of resolution of the forecast model than to the change of data assimilation scheme.
Conclusions (3)• The weather regime that prevails during the period under
investigation (i.e. January and February 2007) had a noticeable effect, especially on the propagation of the impact from the satellite data over the North Pacific Ocean at longer forecast ranges.
• As indicated by the variability of the results from the various sensitivity tests, the forecast impact over a given region may change by 5 to 15% depending on the analysis scheme, the forecast resolution, or the weather regime that prevails during the period investigated.