Development of the COAMPS Adjoint Modeling System and Its Application to Storm Initialization Using SSM/I Observations

Abstract

Our long-term goal is to develop a 4-dimensional variational data assimilation system using COAMPS (Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System), which could be used for many applications in mesoscale numerical weather prediction. The system can be used to assess the impact of remote-sensing observations on mesoscale and storm-scale prediction. The benefit of using 4D-Var than 3D-Var can also be tested. If computing power is increased, the system can potentially be used operationally at ONR.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA624816

Entities

People

  • Xiaolei Zou

Organizations

  • Florida State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assimilation
  • Atmospheres
  • Brightness
  • Computer Programs
  • Four Dimensional
  • Hurricanes
  • Information Operations
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sensitivity
  • Storms
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers