An extended observation operator in HIRLAM 4D-VAR for the assimilation of cloud-affected satellite radiances

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 136, Issue 649, 2010, Pages 1064-1074

  Stengel, M ^a   Lindskog, M ^a   Unden P ^a   Gustafsson, N ^a   Bennartz, R ^b  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud scheme; Cloudy radiances; Limited area NWP model

Indexed keywords

ADJOINTS; ASSIMILATION SYSTEM; BACKGROUND VALUE; BELOW-CLOUD; CLOUDY RADIANCES; FINITE DIFFERENCE; FOUR-DIMENSIONAL VARIATIONAL DATA ASSIMILATION; HIGH-RESOLUTION LIMITED AREA MODELS; INFRARED OBSERVATIONS; INFRARED SATELLITES; LINEAR OBSERVATIONS; NONLINEAR FORMULATION; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; NWP MODEL; OBSERVATION OPERATOR; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SPINNING ENHANCED VISIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGER; SURFACE PRESSURES; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; WIND FIELD;

ATMOSPHERICS; CLOUDS; DATA PROCESSING; DIAGNOSIS; MOISTURE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOSONDES; SATELLITES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLOUD COVER; DATA ASSIMILATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND FIELD;

EID: 77954519844     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.621     Document Type: Article

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