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@ARTICLE{Bick:820929,
author = {Bick, T. and Simmer, C. and Trömel, S. and Wapler, K. and
Hendricks-Franssen, Harrie-Jan and Stephan, K. and Blahak,
U. and Schraff, C. and Reich, H. and Zeng, Y. and Potthast,
R.},
title = {{A}ssimilation of 3{D} radar reflectivities with an
ensemble {K}alman filter on the convective scale},
journal = {Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society},
volume = {142},
number = {696},
issn = {0035-9009},
address = {Weinheim [u.a.]},
publisher = {Wiley},
reportid = {FZJ-2016-06193},
pages = {1490 - 1504},
year = {2016},
abstract = {An ensemble data assimilation system for 3D radar
reflectivity data is introduced for the
convection-permitting numerical weather prediction model of
the COnsortium for Small-scale MOdelling (COSMO) based on
the Kilometre-scale ENsemble Data Assimilation system
(KENDA), developed by Deutscher Wetterdienst and its
partners. KENDA provides a state-of-the-art ensemble data
assimilation system on the convective scale for operational
data assimilation and forecasting based on the Local
Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter (LETKF). In this study, the
Efficient Modular VOlume RADar Operator is applied for the
assimilation of radar reflectivity data to improve
short-term predictions of precipitation. Both deterministic
and ensemble forecasts have been carried out. A case-study
shows that the assimilation of 3D radar reflectivity data
clearly improves precipitation location in the analysis and
significantly improves forecasts for lead times up to 4 h,
as quantified by the Brier Score and the Continuous Ranked
Probability Score. The influence of different update rates
on the noise in terms of surface pressure tendencies and on
the forecast quality in general is investigated. The results
suggest that, while high update rates produce better
analyses, forecasts with lead times of above 1 h benefit
from less frequent updates. For a period of seven
consecutive days, assimilation of radar reflectivity based
on the LETKF is compared to that of DWD's current
operational radar assimilation scheme based on latent heat
nudging (LHN). It is found that the LETKF competes with LHN,
although it is still in an experimental phase.},
cin = {IBG-3},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-3-20101118},
pnm = {255 - Terrestrial Systems: From Observation to Prediction
(POF3-255)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-255},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000375935600024},
doi = {10.1002/qj.2751},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/820929},
}