An impact assessment of GPS radio occultation data on prediction of a rapidly developing cyclone over the Southern Ocean

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Title:	An impact assessment of GPS radio occultation data on prediction of a rapidly developing cyclone over the Southern Ocean
Authors:	陳舒雅;Chen, Shu-Ya;Wee, Tae-Kwon;Kuo, Ying-Hwa;Bromwich, David H.
Contributors:	全球大氣觀測與資料應用研究中心
Keywords:	Antarctica;Atmospheric processes;Atmospheric Science;Bias;Climatology;Cyclones;Data assimilation;Data collection;Global positioning systems;GPS;Ice;Impact assessment;Katabatic winds;Low pressure;Low pressure systems;Mathematical models;Meteorology;Occultation;Oceans;Positioning systems;Precipitation;Radio;Radio occultation;Refractive index;Refractivity;Sea level;Southern Ocean;Storm forecasting;Storms;Studies;Weather;Weather forecasting
Date:	2014-01-01
Issue Date:	2026-04-23 11:23:44 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	American Meteorological Society;Washington: American Meteorological Society
Abstract:	摘要： AbstractThe impact of global positioning system (GPS) radio occultation (RO) data on an intense synoptic-scale storm that occurred over the Southern Ocean in December 2007 is evaluated, and a synoptic explanation of the assessed impact is offered. The impact is assessed by using the three-dimensional variational data assimilation scheme (3DVAR) of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model Data Assimilation system (WRFDA), and by comparing two experiments: one with and the other without assimilating the refractivity data from four different RO missions. Verifications indicate significant positive impacts of the RO data in various measures and parameters as well as in the track and intensity of the Antarctic cyclone. The analysis of the atmospheric processes underlying the impact shows that the assimilation of the RO data yields substantial improvements in the large-scale circulations that in turn control the development of the Antarctic storm. For instance, the RO data enhanced the strength of a 500-hPa trough over the Southern Ocean and prevented the katabatic flow near the coast of East Antarctica from an overintensification. This greatly influenced two low pressure systems of a comparable intensity, which later merged together and evolved into the major storm. The dominance of one low over the other in the merger dramatically changed the track, intensity, and structure of the merged storm. The assimilation of GPS RO data swapped the dominant low, leading to a remarkable improvement in the subsequent storm’s prediction. 出版者： Washington: American Meteorological Society 出版日期： 2014-11-01 出處： Monthly Weather Review, 2014-11, Vol.142 (11), p.4187-4206 資源來源： EBSCOhost OmniFile Full Text Select 版權： Copyright American Meteorological Society Nov 2014 版權： Copyright American Meteorological Society 2014 識別號： ISSN: 0027-0644 識別號： EISSN: 1520-0493 識別號： DOI: 10.1175/mwr-d-14-00024.1 識別號： CODEN: MWREAB
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