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ADVANCES IN METEOROLOGY
Volume 2018, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2018/8694295
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFC1502102]
- Research Innovation Program for College Graduates of Jiangsu Province [KYLX_0829]
- China Scholarship Council
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Using radar observations, the performances of the ensemble square root filter (EnSRF) and an indirect three-dimensional variational (3DVar) data assimilation method were compared for a mesoscale convective system (MCS) that occurred in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado (USA). The results showed that the root mean square innovations (RMSIs) of EnSRF were lower than 3DVar for radar reflectivity and radial velocity and that the spread of EnSRF was generally consistent with its RMSIs. EnSRF substantially improved the analysis of the MCS compared with an experiment without radar data assimilation, and it produced a slight but noticeable improvement over 3DVar in terms of both coverage and intensity. Forecast results initiated from the final analysis revealed that EnSRF generally produced the best prediction of the MCS, with improved quantitative reflectivity and precipitation forecast skills. EnSRF also demonstrated better performance than 3DVar in the prediction of neighborhood probability for reflectivity at thresholds of 20 and 35 dBZ, which better matched the observed radar reflectivity in terms of both shape and extension. Additionally, the humidity, temperature, and wind fields were also improved by EnSRF; the largest error reduction was found in the waiter vapor field near the surface and at upper levels.
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