Naval Research Laboratory Multiscale Targeting Guidance for T-PARC and TCS-08

Abstract

As part of The Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment (THORPEX) Pacific Asian Regional Campaign (T-PARC) and the Office of Naval Research's (ONR's) Tropical Cyclone Structure-08 (TCS-08) experiments, a variety of real-time products were produced at the Naval Research Laboratory during the field campaign that took place from August through early October 2008. In support of the targeted observing objective, large-scale targeting guidance was produced twice daily using singular vectors (SVs) from the Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System (NOGAPS). These SVs were optimized for fixed regions centered over Guam, Taiwan, Japan, and two regions over the North Pacific east of Japan. During high-interest periods, flow-dependent SVs were also produced. In addition, global ensemble forecasts were produced and were useful for examining the potential downstream impacts of extratropical transitions. For mesoscale models, TC forecasts were produced using a new version of the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMPS) developed specifically for tropical cyclone prediction (COAMPS-TC). In addition to the COAMPS-TC forecasts, mesoscale targeted observing products were produced using the COAMPS forecast and adjoint system twice daily, centered on storms of interest, at a 40-km horizontal resolution. These products were produced with 24-, 36-, and 48-h lead times. The nonhydrostatic adjoint system used during T-PARC/TCS-08 contains an exact adjoint to the explicit microphysics. An adaptive response function region was used to target favorable areas for tropical cyclone formation and development. Results indicate that forecasts of tropical cyclones in the western Pacific are very sensitive to the initial state.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA523485

Entities

People

  • Carolyn A. Reynolds
  • Hao Jin
  • James D. Doyle
  • Richard M. Hodur

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheres
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Cyclones
  • Department Of Defense
  • Grids
  • Guidance
  • High Performance Computing
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Lead Time
  • Marine Meteorology
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • Targeting
  • Tropical Cyclones
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Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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