Assimilation of AIRS radiance observations into a mesoscale model: Adjoint development, quality control, and assimilation results |
Posted on:2009-07-08 | Degree:Ph.D | Type:Dissertation |
University:The Florida State University | Candidate:Carrier, Matthew J | Full Text:PDF |
GTID:1440390002494186 | Subject:Atmospheric Sciences |
Abstract/Summary: | |
Radiance data obtained from NASA's Advanced Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is used in an attempt to improve the mesoscale prediction of temperature and moisture using one- and four-dimensional variational data assimilation (1D/4D-Var). The joint National Center for Atmospheric Research and Pennsylvania State University fifth-generation mesoscale model (MM5) along with the Stand-alone AIRS Radiative Transfer Algorithm (SARTA) is selected for this project. This work aims to utilize AIRS "clear-channel" radiances to enhance the first-guess analysis regarding the temperature and moisture content as a precursor to improving short-term precipitation forecasts.The adjoint operator for SARTA has been derived and linked to the MM5 adjoint modeling system a "clear-channel" identification scheme, which is compatible with SARTA, has been developed and verified and a set of one-dimensional variational data assimilation (1D-Var) experiments have been done in order to determine the impact of AIRS channels on the vertical profiles of temperature and moisture. Lastly, a preliminary 4D-Var experiment is carried out to determine the impact of a limited number of clear-channel AIRS radiances on the prediction of temperature and moisture. An adjoint-sensitivity based forecast verification technique is used to compare the 4D-Var forecast results to a control forecast. |
Keywords/Search Tags: | AIRS, Mesoscale, Adjoint, Assimilation, Moisture |
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