主办单位:中国气象局沈阳大气环境研究所
国际刊号:ISSN 1673-503X
国内刊号:CN 21-1531/P

Journal of Meteorology and Environment ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (2): 18-27.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-503X.2017.02.003

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Application of assimilated GPS/PWV data to the rainstorms forecast over Anhui province

HE Zhi-xin1, JIANG Yang1, ZHANG Su2, YAO Ye-qing1, QIU Xue-xing1   

  1. 1. Anhui Meteorological Observatory, Hefei 230031, China;
    2. Department of Science Technology and Forecast in Anhui Meteorological Service, Hefei 230031, China
  • Received:2016-04-07 Revised:2016-08-31 Online:2017-04-30 Published:2017-04-30

Abstract: GPS/PWV (Precipitable Water Vapor) data,sounding and surface data are assimilated into the WRF model together with a 3DVar assimilation system to investigate their effects on a regional rainstorm on May 10 and a local one on May 24,2015,respectively,over Anhui province.The results show that GPS/PWV data assimilated to WRF can improve the relative humidities in an initial field,but have little influence on wind.However,sounding and surface data assimilation can improve both relative humilities and wind,with a slightly worse result than that of GPS/PWV for the humidities.The forecast capacities of rainstorm locations and intensities may be enhanced with the assimilated GPS/PWV data only,superior to those with sounding and surface data.If all these data were assimilated to the WRF,the rainstorm locations and intensities can be significantly improved and closer to the observations,leading to higher TS scores and lower false-alarm rates.

Key words: Global Positioning System/Precipitable Water Vapor, Data assimilation, 3DVar, Weather Research Forecast model, Rainstorm

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