Testing the Feature Alignment Technique (FAT) in an Ensemble-Based Data Assimilation and Forecast System with Multiple-Storm Scenarios

Stratman, Derek R.; Potvin, Corey K.

doi:10.1175/MWR-D-21-0289.1

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Testing the Feature Alignment Technique (FAT) in an Ensemble-Based Data Assimilation and Forecast System with Multiple-Storm Scenarios

2022
By Stratman, Derek R. ; Potvin, Corey K.
Source: Monthly Weather Review, 150(8), 2033-2054

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Monthly Weather Review
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Stratman, Derek R. ; Potvin, Corey K.

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OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; NSSL (National Severe Storms Laboratory) ; CIWRO (Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations)

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Storm displacement errors can arise from a number of potential sources of error within a data assimilation (DA) and forecast system. Conversely, storm displacement errors can cause issues for storm-scale, ensemble-based systems using an ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF), such as NSSL’s Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS). A previous study developed a fully grid-based feature alignment technique (FAT) to mitigate these phase errors and their impacts. However, that study developed and tested the FAT for single-storm cases. This study advances that work by implementing an object-based merging and matching technique into the FAT and tests the updated FAT in more complex scenarios of multiple storms. Ensemble-based experiments are conducted with and without the FAT for each of the scenarios. The experiments’ analyses and forecasts of storm-related fields are then evaluated using subjective and objective methods. Results from these idealized multiple-storm experiments continue to reveal the potential benefits of correcting storm displacement errors. For example, running the FAT even once can mitigate the “spinup” period experienced by the no-FAT experiments. The new results also show that running the FAT prior to every DA cycling step generally leads to more skillful forecasts at the smaller scales, especially in earlier-initialized forecasts. However, repeatedly running the FAT prior to every DA step can eventually lead to deterioration in analyses and forecasts. Potential solutions to this problem include using longer cycling intervals and running the FAT prior to DA less often. Additional ways to improve the FAT along with other results are presented and discussed.
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Kalman Filtering Numerical Weather Forecasting Data Assimilation Ensembles Forecast Verification Idealized Models Numerical Weather Prediction Short-range Prediction
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Monthly Weather Review, 150(8), 2033-2054
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https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-21-0289.1
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Grant no. NA16OAR4320115 ; Grant no. NA21OAR4320204

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