The High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR): An hourly updating convection-allowing forecast model. Part I: Motivation and system description

DC Dowell, CR Alexander, EP James… - Weather and …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) is a convection-allowing
implementation of the Advanced Research version of the Weather Research and …

Simultaneous multiscale data assimilation using scale‐and variable‐dependent localization in EnVar for convection allowing analyses and forecasts: Methodology …

Y Wang, X Wang - Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study introduces a simultaneous multiscale data assimilation method by implementing
model space spatial scale‐dependent localization (SDL) and variable‐dependent …

Impacts of adding hydrometeor control variables on the radar reflectivity data assimilation for the 6–8 August 2018 mesoscale convective system case

F Shen, L Song, Z He, D Xu, J Chen, L Huang - Atmospheric Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrometeor information from radar reflectivity observations plays an important role in
initializing convective-scale numerical weather forecast (NWP). The introduction of …

Assimilation of GOES-16 ABI All-Sky Radiance Observations in RRFS Using EnVar: Methodology, System Development, and Impacts for a Severe …

SK Degelia, X Wang, Y Wang… - Monthly Weather …, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) aboard the GOES-16 and GOES-17 satellites
provides high-resolution observations of cloud structures that could be highly beneficial for …

Using a cost-effective approach to increase background ensemble member size within the GSI-based EnVar system for improved radar analyses and forecasts of …

NA Gasperoni, X Wang, Y Wang - Monthly Weather Review, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
A valid time shifting (VTS) method is explored for the GSI-based ensemble variational
(EnVar) system modified to directly assimilate radar reflectivity at convective scales. VTS is a …

Online nonlinear bias correction in ensemble Kalman filter to assimilate GOES‐R all‐sky radiances for the analysis and prediction of rapidly developing supercells

K Chandramouli, X Wang, A Johnson… - Journal of Advances in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The present study introduces the online non‐linear bias correction for the assimilation of all‐
sky GOES‐16 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) channel 9 (6.9 μm) radiances in a rapidly …

Valid time shifting for an experimental RRFS convection-allowing EnVar data assimilation and forecast system: Description and systematic evaluation in real time

NA Gasperoni, X Wang, Y Wang - Monthly Weather Review, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
This study describes a real-time implementation of valid time shifting (VTS) within the
Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation–based ensemble-variational (EnVar) data assimilation …

Impacts of assimilating GOES‐16 ABI channels 9 and 10 clear air and cloudy radiance observations with additive inflation and adaptive observation error in GSI‐EnKF …

A Johnson, X Wang, T Jones - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The unprecedentedly high space and time resolution of infrared radiance observations from
GOES‐16 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) present an opportunity to improve analyses and …

Improving CONUS convective‐scale forecasting with simultaneous multiscale data assimilation

Y Wang, X Wang - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate initialization of CONUS convective‐scale forecasting requires a proper estimate of
all resolved scales. This study further develops and examines a simultaneous multiscale …

Rapid update with EnVar direct radar reflectivity data assimilation for the NOAA regional convection-allowing NMMB model over the CONUS: System description and …

Y Wang, X Wang - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study first describes the extended Grid-Point Statistical Interpolation analysis system
(GSI)-based ensemble-variational data assimilation (DA) system within the North American …