不同 AMDAR资料同化时间窗对台风“摩羯”预报影响研究

2018年第14号台风“摩羯”对山东造成了大范围暴雨和大风天气,基于WRF（Weather Research and Forecasting）模式及其Hybrid-3DVAR混合同化预报系统,对Hybrid-3DVAR不同集合协方差比例和不同航空气象数据转发（aircraft meteorological data relay,以下简称AMDAR）资料同化时间窗对台风“摩羯”预报的影响进行了数值研究。结果表明：加大集合协方差比例对台风“摩羯”路径预报有较大影响和改进;当全部取来自集合体的流依赖误差协方差时,预报的台风路径最好,降水预报也最接近实况;AMDAR资料同化对于台风路径和降水预报也有正的改进作用,但加大集合协方差比例到100%时对台风路径预报影响更大;不同资料同化时间窗会影响同化的AMDAR资料数量,从而影响台风降水精细化预报;45 min同化时间窗的要素预报误差最小,对台风造成的强降水精细特征预报最接近实况;不同资料同化时间窗主要影响台风降水预报落区分布,对台风路径预报影响相对较小。     

AMDAR资料在北京数值预报系统中的同化应用

该文针对北京市气象局业务快速更新循环同化预报系统(BJ-RUC),通过对有无飞机观测资料参加同化的预报试验客观要素预报均方根误差和降水量TS评分的对比分析,探讨了飞机观测资料对短期数值天气预报的影响。结果表明:飞机观测资料的同化对于前9 h预报时效内的高空风和温度预报有明显的正面影响。其中,对风预报的正面影响集中在925~250 hPa高度上;而对温度预报的正面影响主要体现在850~400 hPa之间的各层内。在快速更新循环的暖启动模式下,飞机观测资料同化比冷启动模式下带给预报结果更明显的正面贡献。飞机观测资料参加同化对于降水预报技巧的提高也有正面效应,对24 h和12 h累积降水量TS评分以及12~18 h和18~24 h时段内的6 h累积降水TS评分有明显提高,提高的最大幅度达50%,并对相应阈值和时段内无飞机观测资料参加同化的试验中雨区偏大现象有改善。分析增量分布特征与同化带来的风温要素3 h预报改进的垂直特征基本对应,表明飞机观测资料参加同化对初始场中风场和温度场质量的改进。     

C波段雷达在新疆区域数值预报系统中的应用初探

基于新疆区域数值预报系统（Desert Oasis Gobi Rapid Analysis Forecast System,下称DOGRAFS）,开展了同化C波段雷达资料对2010年10月6日发生在新疆的一次强降水过程预报结果影响的试验分析。其中设计包括不同化任何资料、同化常规资料、同化雷达反射率因子、同化雷达径向风、同时同化反射率因子和径向风五组试验,重点分析了雷达资料同化对此次天气过程降水、温度以及风速模拟效果的影响。结果表明：（1）同化雷达径向风和同时同化径向风和反射率因子相对于其他三组试验,对降水预报的TS和ETs评分更高;（2）相对于其他三组试验,同化雷达径向风和同时同化径向风和反射率因子对模式垂直方向上的温度、风速预报偏差具有一定的改善效果;（3）对于地面2 m温度和10 m风速而言,同化常规观测资料比其他四组试验预报的平均偏差和均方根误差更小;其它四组试验误差相当,差别不明显,表明同化雷达对近地面层温度和风的影响不明显。本研究旨在探索C波段雷达观测资料在新疆区域数值预报系统中的适用性,为今后雷达观测资料在业务系统中的应用提供参考。     

一次局地大暴雨的地面观测资料同化预报试验研究

基于WRF（Weather Research and Forecasting）模式及其3DVAR（3-Dimentional Variational）资料同化系统,采用36 km、12 km 、4 km三层嵌套网格进行逐3 h资料同化和快速更新循环预报,对2011年5月8日鲁中一次局地大暴雨过程进行了资料同化敏感性试验。试验结果表明,地面观测资料同化和快速更新循环对本次降水的预报起到了关键性作用。在快速更新循环预报时不同化地面观测资料,或同化全部观测资料进行冷启动预报,模式均不能预报出山东的降水。同化地面观测资料后,显著改进了模式降水落区预报。地面观测资料同化可以影响到700 hPa高度以上温压湿风要素的变化,从而改变了大气初始场的温湿结构,导致模式预报的700 hPa附近高空大气湿度和热力不稳定增强,700 hPa以下低层风场更强,850 hPa鲁中以南风速较无观测资料同化的偏强2～4 m·s-1,低层风场的动力作用触发高空的不稳定大气,降水出现在山东。     

Impact of assimilating IASI radiance observations on forecasts of two tropical cyclones

The impact of assimilating Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) radiance observations on the analyses and forecasts of Hurricane Maria (2011) and Typhoon Megi (2010) is assessed using Weather Research and Forecasting Data Assimilation (WRFDA). A cloud-detection scheme (McNally and Watts 2003) was implemented in WRFDA for cloud contamination detection for radiances measured by high spectral resolution infrared sounders. For both Hurricane Maria and Typhoon Megi, IASI radiances with channels around 15-μm CO₂ band had consistent positive impact on the forecast skills for track, minimum sea level pressure, and maximum wind speed. For Typhoon Megi, the error reduction appeared to be more pronounced for track than for minimum sea level pressure and maximum wind. The sensitivity experiments with 6.7-μm H₂O band were also conducted. The 6.7-μm band also had some positive impact on the track and minimum sea level pressure. The improvement for maximum wind speed forecasts from the 6.7-μm band was evident, especially for the first 42 h. The 15-μm band consistently improved specific humidity forecast and we found improved temperature and horizontal wind forecast on most levels. Generally, assimilating the 6.7-μm band degraded forecasts, likely indicating the inefficiency of the current WRF model and/or data assimilation system for assimilating these channels. IASI radiance assimilation apparently improved depiction of dynamic and thermodynamic vortex structures.     

Estimating the Correlated Observation-Error Characteristics of the Chinese FengYun Microwave Temperature Sounder and Microwave Humidity Sounder

In operational data assimilation systems, observation-error covariance matrices are commonly assumed to be diagonal.However, inter-channel and spatial observation-error correlations are inevitable for satellite radiances. The observation errors of the Microwave Temperature Sounder(MWTS) and Microwave Humidity Sounder(MWHS) onboard the FengYun-3A(FY-3A) and FY-3B satellites are empirically assigned and considered to be uncorrelated when they are assimilated into the WRF model's Community Variational Data Assimilation System(WRFDA). To assimilate MWTS and MWHS measurements optimally, a good characterization of their observation errors is necessary. In this study, background and analysis residuals were used to diagnose the correlated observation-error characteristics of the MWTS and MWHS. It was found that the error standard deviations of the MWTS and MWHS were less than the values used in the WRFDA. MWTS had small inter-channel errors, while MWHS had significant inter-channel errors. The horizontal correlation length scales of MWTS and MWHS were about 120 and 60 km, respectively. A comparison between the diagnosis for instruments onboard the two satellites showed that the observation-error characteristics of the MWTS or MWHS were different when they were onboard different satellites. In addition, it was found that the error statistics were dependent on latitude and scan positions.The forecast experiments showed that using a modified thinning scheme based on diagnosed statistics can improve forecast accuracy.     

不同观测误差确定方法对地基GNSS-ZTD资料同化预报效果影响的对比分析

利用2016年6—8月华北—东北地区的地基全球卫星导航系统的天顶总延迟（GNSS-ZTD）观测资料、东北区域中尺度数值预报系统,以2016年6—8月的13 d强降水为例,开展基于Desroziers等（2005）理论的Des方法和传统方法进行观测误差确定的天顶总延迟资料同化对比试验研究,探讨Des方法相对于传统观测误差确定方法对天顶总延迟资料同化预报效果的影响,并以未做天顶总延迟资料同化的试验为对照试验,考察天顶总延迟资料在数值模式中的同化应用效果。结果表明:（1）Des方法得到的天顶总延迟观测误差诊断值较为合理,诊断值站点间差别较大,说明逐站进行观测误差诊断的必要性;（2）天顶总延迟资料同化使强降水的强度、落区预报性能得到提高,使温、湿、风等要素的预报与观测接近,Des方案同化分析、预报效果优于传统方案;（3）对2016年7月25日华北—东北强降水过程进行了同化预报分析,整体而言,天顶总延迟资料同化有效增强了对流层中低层初始湿度场,修正了积分初期水凝物含量与位置,进而改善了降水预报效果,修正了对照试验对辽宁东部地区强降水的明显漏报,且通过降水的反馈作用改进了温度与风场预报效果。基于Des方法逐站诊断观测误差相比传统方法得到的观测误差更为合理,因此能够提高天顶总延迟资料的同化预报效果,同化天顶总延迟资料能够提高降水及温、湿、风等气象要素的预报水平。      

一种控制变量循环扰动和多参数化方案的混合同化方法

敏感性试验表明集合变换卡尔曼滤波(Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter,ETKF)方法在混合(Hybrid)同化过程中易受观测资料数量变化的影响而产生较大程度的协方差震荡,从而可能导致系统不稳定。为设计一种简便、稳定的Hybrid同化系统,构建了一种基于物理控制变量扰动及多物理参数化方案的Hybrid同化及预报系统。本系统随着循环的进行,不断对Hybrid同化分析场进行控制变量扰动得到集合成员初始场,并且对各集合成员采用不同物理参数化方案以更合理地表征背景场的误差特征。连续10 d的循环同化及预报试验表明,本文同化方案效果明显优于三维变分方案,动力场的整体同化和预报效果与ETKF方案基本相当。本方案相比于ETKF方法不受观测波动影响,在没有经任何参数调试情况下,取得了良好同化和预报效果,为Hybrid同化的便捷运行提供了一种稳定可靠的手段。     

快速更新循环同化系统的背景场误差协方差日变化特征研究及初步应用

目前多数快速更新循环同化系统在各分析时刻常使用固定的背景场误差协方差。为在快速更新循环同化系统中采用日变化的背景场误差协方差,基于RMAPS-ST系统分析了其夏季和冬季日变化背景场误差协方差特征,并进行了同化及预报对比试验。结果表明,该系统夏、冬两季的背景场误差协方差均呈现出明显的日变化特征,且夜间各变量(U、V、T、RH)的误差标准差与特征值均大于日间,反映模式系统夜间的预报误差大于日间;而夏季各变量误差标准差和特征值大于冬季,也说明系统在夏季的模式预报误差比冬季大;连续3 d的循环同化试验初步表明,采用日变化背景场误差协方差可以提高同化及预报效果。     

Evaluation of All-Sky Assimilation of FY-3C/MWHS-2 on Mei-yuPrecipitation Forecasts over the Yangtze-Huaihe River Basin

正1School of Atmospheric Sciences, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610025, China2International Center for Climate and Environment Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China     

Assimilation of ASCAT Sea Surface Wind Retrievals with Correlated Observation Errors

Data assimilation systems usually assume that the observation errors of wind components, i.e., u(the longitudinal component) and v(the latitudinal component), are uncorrelated. However, since wind components are derived from observations in the form of wind speed and direction(spd and dir), the observation errors of u and v are correlated. In this paper, an explicit expression of the observation errors and correlation for each pair of wind components are derived based on the law of error propagation. The new data assimilation scheme considering the correlated error of wind components is implemented in the Weather Research and Forecasting Data Assimilation(WRFDA) system. Besides, adaptive quality control(QC) is introduced to retain the information of high wind-speed observations. Results from real data experiments assimilating the Advanced Scatterometer(ASCAT) sea surface winds suggest that analyses from the new data assimilation scheme are more reasonable compared to those from the conventional one, and could improve the forecasting of Typhoon Noru.     

Assimilating All-sky Infrared Radiances from Himawari-8 Using the 3DVar Method for the Prediction of a Severe Storm over North China

Although radar observations capture storm structures with high spatiotemporal resolutions, they are limited within the storm region after the precipitation formed. Geostationary satellites data cover the gaps in the radar network prior to the formation of the precipitation for the storms and their environment. The study explores the effects of assimilating the water vapor channel radiances from Himawari-8 data with Weather Research and Forecasting model data assimilation system(WRFDA) for a severe storm case over north China. A fast cloud detection scheme for Advanced Himawari imager(AHI)radiance is enhanced in the framework of the WRFDA system initially in this study. The bias corrections, the cloud detection for the clear-sky AHI radiance, and the observation error modeling for cloudy radiance are conducted before the data assimilation. All AHI radiance observations are fully applied without any quality control for all-sky AHI radiance data assimilation. Results show that the simulated all-sky AHI radiance fits the observations better by using the cloud dependent observation error model, further improving the cloud heights. The all-sky AHI radiance assimilation adjusts all types of hydrometeor variables, especially cloud water and precipitation snow. It is proven that assimilating all-sky AHI data improves hydrometeor specifications when verified against the radar reflectivity. Consequently, the assimilation of AHI observations under the all-sky condition has an overall improved impact on both the precipitation locations and intensity compared to the experiment with only conventional and AHI clear-sky radiance data.     

基于优化样本组合的集合-变分混合同化方案研究

为有效引入“流依赖”的背景场误差协方差,同时降低集合预报带来的计算量,尝试通过优选与同化时刻天气形势更相似的历史预报样本,并结合预报过程中的时间滞后样本,将两种样本引入集合-变分混合同化系统中,构建基于优选历史预报样本和时间滞后样本的集合-变分混合同化方案。单点观测理想试验表明,优选历史预报样本结合时间滞后样本,既能够缓解样本不足所导致的采样误差,又能够为同化系统提供“流依赖”的背景场误差协方差。连续一周的循环同化及预报试验结果显示,相较于ERA5资料和探空资料,三维变分方案整体表现稍差,样本组合混合同化方案分析场和预报场的均方根误差最小,且比仅用时间滞后样本的混合同化方案有所改进;降水评分整体也表现最优,尤其对中雨和暴雨的模拟改进较明显,较好地模拟出了强降水中心的强度和位置,且改善了降水过报的问题。      

GPS/PWV资料在梅雨锋暴雨个例中的同化试验

基于WRF(Weather Research and Forecasting Model,天气预报模式)及其三维变分同化系统3DVAR,利用江苏省GPS/PWV(PWV:Precipitable Water Vapor,GPS反演得到可降水量)资料,并将其与探空资料比对订正,针对2011年6月18日梅雨锋暴雨进行3 h循环同化模拟。在降水参数化方案敏感性试验与单点同化试验基础上,设计多组试验对6 h降水量进行TS(Threat Score)评估。结果表明:(1)同化订正GPS/PWV资料对降水预报能力显著提高,特别是大雨、暴雨量级以上的预报能力;(2)降水量的RMSE(Root Mean Squared Error,均方根误差)相比控制试验均减小,CC(Correlation Coefficient,相关系数)均增大,最显著试验RMSE从19.1 mm下降到12.6 mm,CC从0.45上升到0.74;(3)NMC方法统计的背景误差协方差条件下中雨至暴雨量级TS评分均有一定程度提高,默认的背景误差协方差在大雨以上量级TS评分大幅提高。     

多普勒雷达风廓线的反演及变分同化试验

为了将雷达风场资料更好地应用到数值预报模式中, 使用VAD方法反演多普勒雷达风廓线并处理成标准的探空资料进行变分同化试验。结果表明: VAD方法反演的风廓线与探空实况对应较好, 验证了用VAD技术反演风廓线的可行性。用GRAPES-Meso模式的三维变分同化系统对雷达风廓线资料进行同化后, 风场的初始场明显改善, 降水强度和落区预报也有不同程度的改善。其中, 对6 h降水预报的改善明显优于对24 h的预报改善。另外, 在短时强降水预报中, 雷达风场资料的同化频率和同化窗口的不同, 对降水预报的改善情况也有所差异。在个例研究中, 同化间隔为1 h的方案6 h降水预报要优于同化间隔为3 h和6 h的方案, 同化窗口为3 h的试验方案6 h降水预报要好于同化窗口为6 h的试验方案。     

System of Multigrid Nonlinear Least-squares Four-dimensional Variational Data Assimilation for Numerical Weather Prediction (SNAP): System Formulation and Preliminary Evaluation

A new forecasting system—the System of Multigrid Nonlinear Least-squares Four-dimensional Variational (NLS-4DVar) Data Assimilation for Numerical Weather Prediction (SNAP)—was established by building upon the multigrid NLS-4DVar data assimilation scheme, the operational Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation (GSI)?based data-processing and observation operators, and the widely used Weather Research and Forecasting numerical model. Drawing upon lessons learned from the superiority of the operational GSI analysis system, for its various observation operators and the ability to assimilate multiple-source observations, SNAP adopts GSI-based data-processing and observation operator modules to compute the observation innovations. The multigrid NLS-4DVar assimilation framework is used for the analysis, which can adequately correct errors from large to small scales and accelerate iteration solutions. The analysis variables are model state variables, rather than the control variables adopted in the conventional 4DVar system. Currently, we have achieved the assimilation of conventional observations, and we will continue to improve the assimilation of radar and satellite observations in the future. SNAP was evaluated by case evaluation experiments and one-week cycling assimilation experiments. In the case evaluation experiments, two six-hour time windows were established for assimilation experiments and precipitation forecasts were verified against hourly precipitation observations from more than 2400 national observation sites. This showed that SNAP can absorb observations and improve the initial field, thereby improving the precipitation forecast. In the one-week cycling assimilation experiments, six-hourly assimilation cycles were run in one week. SNAP produced slightly lower forecast RMSEs than the GSI 4DEnVar (Four-dimensional Ensemble Variational) as a whole and the threat scores of precipitation forecasts initialized from the analysis of SNAP were higher than those obtained from the analysis of GSI 4DEnVar.     

同化青藏高原地区GPSPW数据对长江中下游地区降水预报的影响评估

长江中下游地区位于东亚季风区,其夏季降水的水汽部分来源于孟加拉湾的水汽输送。本文利用青藏高原地区全球定位系统（GPS）站点观测到的大气可降水量（PW）资料,采用WRF模式（Weather Research and Forcasting Model）的同化模块（WRFDA）,将这支水汽输送带的信息同化进数值模式,并用WRF模式对长江中下游地区的7月份降水预报进行批量试验和个例分析。批量试验和个例分析采用3种方案：无资料同化的控制试验（NoDA）,冷启动同化试验（Cold）和循环同化试验（Cycling）。此外,还针对Cycling方案进行延长预报时长的补充试验以探究同化带来正效果最明显的时段。同时为了探究同化正效果的来源,针对Cycling方案进行只同化被主要水汽输送带覆盖的GPS站点的补充试验（Cycling_less_a）以及只同化不被主要水汽输送带覆盖的GPS站点的补充试验（Cycling_less_b）。试验结果表明：同化青藏高原地区的GPS数据能在一定程度上改善长江中下游地区的降水预报,对于48～72小时的降水预报改善效果尤为明显,且Cycling方案在整体上优于Cold方案。对于Cycling方案,在120小时预报时长内,同化正效果最明显时段为48～72小时。当水汽输送带较多地经过同化区域时,降水的TS评分能得到明显改善,而当水汽输送带较少地经过同化区域时,降水的TS评分改善效果不明显。如果只同化被水汽输送带覆盖到的GPS站点的GPSPW数据,仍然可以保留住大部分的同化正效果,因此,针对性地同化GPSPW数据是可行的。     

风廓线雷达资料在GRAPES-Meso模式中的同化应用研究

以未来业务化应用为目标,本文进行了业务数值预报模式GRAPES_Meso（Global/Regional Assimilation and Prediction System）中的风廓线雷达资料同化应用研究。基于2015年7月的全国风廓线雷达观测数据,首先建立了面向同化应用的风廓线雷达资料两步质量控制方案。通过对比分析质量控制前后风廓线雷达观测资料集与欧洲中心再分析资料ERA-Interim的差值场特征,论证了质量控制方案的合理性,两步质控后风场误差显著减小,同时观测背景差更接近高斯分布,符合数值同化应用假设。将质量控制后的风廓线雷达资料应用于GRAPES-3DVAR系统,开展有、无风廓线雷达资料同化的对比试验,通过批量试验和台风“莲花”个例分析来探讨风廓线雷达资料同化对数值预报的影响。研究表明:在循环同化过程中加入风廓线雷达资料对数值模式初始场有一定改善,风场、温度场、湿度场的分析误差均有减小,从而使短期降水（0～12 h）的预报技巧得以提高。针对台风暴雨个例分析结果表明,风廓线雷达资料同化能有效地调整台风降水区的动力结构和水汽分布,在模式中形成更有利于对流发展的环境条件,从而更好地预报降水的位置与强度。     

The Regularized WSM6 Microphysical Scheme and Its Validation in WRF 4D-Var

A cold cloud assimilation scheme was developed that fully considers the water substances, i.e., water vapor, cloud water, rain, ice, snow, and graupel, based on the single-moment WSM6 microphysical scheme and four-dimensional variational(4D-Var) data assimilation in the Weather Research and Forecasting data assimilation(WRFDA) system. The verification of the regularized WSM6 and its tangent linearity model(TLM) and adjoint mode model(ADM) was proven successful. Two groups of single observation a...     

MWHS/FY-3资料同化在四川盆地暴雨预报中的应用研究

为了研究同化风云三号B星(FY-3B)和C星(FY-3C)的微波湿度计(MWHS及MWHS-2)观测资料在四川暴雨数值预报中的影响,本文基于Weather Research and Forecasting Model(WRF)及其三维变分同化系统Weather Research Forecast Variatinal Data Assimilation System(WRFDA),实现了对MWHS/FY-3B和MWHS-2/FY-3C观测资料的直接同化。针对2018年7月的一次四川盆地区域性暴雨过程的同化试验结果表明:同化风云三号系列卫星的微波湿度计观测资料对试验开始时刻均有改善,对相对湿度和矢量风场等物理量场有一定的正向调整作用,尤其是同化MWHS-2/FY-3C资料对风场的调整较为明显。同化试验对龙门山北部降水有较明显的改善作用,改善了降水的分布与落区,其中同化MWHS/FY-3B对盆地中部到东北部的降水量级的预报更接近实况,雨区更为连续。同化试验证明了同化风云三号系列卫星的微波湿度计观测资料对于四川盆地暴雨数值预报有一定的业务应用价值。