In‐Depth Evaluation of MiRS Total Precipitable Water From NOAA‐20 ATMS Using Multiple Reference Data Sets

Lee, Yong‐Keun; Grassotti, Christopher; Liu, Quanhua (Mark); Liu, Shu‐Yan; Zhou, Yan

doi:10.1029/2021ea002042

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In‐Depth Evaluation of MiRS Total Precipitable Water From NOAA‐20 ATMS Using Multiple Reference Data Sets

2022
By Lee, Yong‐Keun ; Grassotti, Christopher ; Liu, Quanhua (Mark) ; ...

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Journal Title:

Earth and Space Science
Personal Author:

Lee, Yong‐Keun ; Grassotti, Christopher ; Liu, Quanhua (Mark) ; Liu, Shu‐Yan ; Zhou, Yan
NOAA Program & Office:

NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) ; CIRA (Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere) ; CISESS (Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies) ; STAR (Center for Satellite Applications and Research)
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS) algorithm has been producing retrieval products from NOAA‐20 Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) data since shortly after launch in late 2017. Retrieval products from the Suomi National Polar‐orbiting Partnership (SNPP) ATMS data have been similarly available since 2012. Among the products routinely generated is Total Precipitable Water (TPW), based on the vertical integral of the MiRS retrieved water vapor profile. In this study, TPW data from NOAA‐20 ATMS have been the subject of an in‐depth evaluation. The evaluation included characterization of dependence on orbital node (ascending/descending), season, surface type, scan angle, and meridional (zonally averaged) variation. Due to the similarity between NOAA‐20 and SNPP derived TPW, the emphasis here is on the NOAA‐20 evaluation. The globally averaged values of TPW for 2019 are 25.41 and 25.39 mm from NOAA‐20 and SNPP ATMS, respectively, for combined orbits (ascending and descending). For combined orbits, the bias and standard deviation of MiRS NOAA‐20 ATMS TPW with respect to European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasts/Global Data Assimilation System (ECMWF/GDAS) analyses are 0.79/1.76 mm and 3.65/3.55 mm, respectively, at 10°N where part of annual mean Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is located, while at 40°N, corresponding bias and standard deviation values are 0.84/0.67 mm and 3.00/2.55 mm, respectively. The yearly averaged horizontal distribution of MiRS TPW retrieved from NOAA‐20 ATMS is highly correlated with that of ECMWF and GDAS analyses data, with a correlation coefficient of ∼1.
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Earth and Space Science, 9(2)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1029/2021ea002042
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2333-5084 ; 2333-5084
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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Journal Article
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Grant no. NA19NES4320002
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CC BY-NC-ND
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