[Session 9] Broader Applications


[9-3]

OSSEs at Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation

Michiko Masutani (1,2,3), John S. Woollen (3,5), Sean Casey (1,2,4), Isaac Moradi (1,2), Tong Zhu (2,4), Sid Boukabara (2,4), Kayo Ide (1), and Ross Hoffman (6,7)


(1) Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), University of Maryland, College Park, MD
(2) Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA), College Park, MD
(3) NOAA/NCEP/Environmental Modeling Center(EMC), College Park, MD
(4) NOAA/NESDIS/The Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR), College Park, MD
(5) I.M. Systems Group, Rockville, MD
(6) Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. (AER), Lexington, MA
(7) NOAA/OAR/Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Miami, FL

 
Abstract

The Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA has been conducting various Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSE) with NOAA (NCEP, NESDIS, AOML, ESRL, SSEC) and NASA (GSFC/GMAO, JPL) .

JCSDA has been supporting the T511 Joint OSSE Nature Run since 2006. In 2014, a new nature run was provided by NASA/GSFC/GMAO. NASA produced a two year long nature run, G5NR, with 7km horizontal resolution with complete aerosols. An alternative ECMWF nature run is also planned.

Currently JCSDA focus on observing systems is to improve hurricane forecast as the OSSEs are mainly funded by the Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill. Hyperspectral geostationary satellite and observational data from GPSRO satellite planned for COSMIC 2 and further missions are evaluated in this project.

In JCSDA, all observations for control experiments which are based on current observing systems, as well as observational data are to be evaluated. The system is being developed so that further OSSEs at JCSDA will be conducted efficiently. OSSE-related accomplishments at JCSDA during the past decades, and current progress, will be presented.

  Presentation file: 9-3.pdf