The Naval Research Laboratory Reanalysis Project

Abstract

Reanalysis projects have been proposed and are being aggressively pursued at several major numerical weather prediction centers. Each center has its own motivations for mounting these very ambitious projects, but there are also several common motivations. These include: (1) An extended period of data assimilation such as a reanalysis is an excellent way to test and validate an operational system in a controlled environment without the pressure of operational schedules. (2) Because the reanalysis is done with a 'frozen' version of the data assimilation system, the resulting time series of analysis is homogeneous, without the inevitable discontinuities that occur with constantly changing real-time operational systems. This is particularity important for ocean models, which are very sensitive to atmospheric surface forcing and can produce misleading results if this forcing is abruptly changed because of atmospheric model changes. (3) A homogeneous time series of atmosphere analyses offers the best hope of detecting and predicting global warming and climate change.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 02, 1993
Accession Number
ADA269662

Entities

People

  • Thomas E. Rosmond

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assimilation
  • Atmospheres
  • Climate
  • Climate Change
  • Computers
  • Controlled Environment
  • Cyclones
  • Databases
  • Delphi Method
  • Environment
  • Marine Meteorology
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • Oceans
  • Quality Control
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Systems Analysis and Design