Observing Systems Simulation Experiments: Their Role in Meteorology

Abstract

This report deals with a particular class of simulation experiments - those designed to evaluate the use of data from a given observing system in numerical weather analysis and forecasting. Simulation of data is an attractive option when evaluating a proposed observing system for which no real data are yet available, or when the experiment requires reference to atmospheric observations that can be considered perfect. This report provides an overview of the use of observing systems simulation experiments (OSSEs) in meteorology. We discuss the reasons that OSSEs have been employed. The history of OSSE applications is summarized, the apparent limitations of the method are listed, and future prospects of OSSEs are discussed. Keywords: Numerical modeling; Data assimilation. (edc)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1989
Accession Number
ADA215705

Entities

People

  • Alan E. Lipton

Organizations

  • Air Force Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Assimilation
  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Experimental Design
  • Grids
  • Meteorological Data
  • Meteorological Phenomena
  • Meteorology
  • Remote Detectors
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Statistics

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Theoretical Analysis.