Application of Earth Sciences Products for Use in Next Generation Numerical Aerosol Prediction Models

Abstract

In this project, we enhance Navy aerosol prediction systems characterization and prediction of clear sky radiation fields through harvesting a number of existing basic research programs funded by Navy and other government agencies (NASA, NOAA, DOE, etc.). By combining prognostic aerosol and meteorological fields from the NRL Aerosol Analysis and Prediction System (NAAPS) and Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMP) with near real time satellite surface and aerosol products through data assimilation and fusion methods, angular clear-sky radiance fields and diabatic heating rates can be generated and predicted. The improvements to the NAAPS model advance a number of US Navy Applied Science needs in the areas of improved Electro-Optical (EO) propagation prediction and aerosol/meteorology interaction. Further development of the Navy's atmospheric constituent data assimilation system depends on our focused efforts, including the utilization of a number of satellite-based products. The evaluation and characterization of relevant satellite products, including passive aerosol retrievals, lidar profiles, and other relevant cloud and precipitation products, does require substantial effort, but will feed into a system for the calculation and improvement of atmospheric radiance fields from Navy meteorological data feeds. Work will also enable quasi-operational computations of aerosol impacts on atmospheric diabatic heating rates and surface fluxes, as well as provide a significant upgrade to the Navy's aerosol data assimilation system through the inclusion of a number of additional satellite sensors. Lastly our efforts will significantly improve source and sink functions for Navy or other outside aerosol models, as well as prepare for expected data gaps in the early 2010's.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2009
Accession Number
ADA531305

Entities

People

  • Cynthia A. Curtis
  • Jeffrey S. Reid

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Assimilation
  • Computations
  • Data Sets
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Earth Sciences
  • Errors
  • Governments
  • Meteorological Data
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • Optical Properties
  • Precipitation
  • Radiance
  • Radiation
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • Space