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High-Altitude (0-100 km) Global Atmospheric Reanalysis System: Description and Application to the 2014 Austral Winter of the Deep Propagating Gravity-Wave Experiment (DEEPWAVE)

Eckermann, Stephen D. and Ma, Jun and Hoppel, Karl W. and Kuhl, David D. and Allen, Douglas R. and Doyle, James A. and Viner, Kevin C. and Ruston, Benjamin C. and Baker, Nancy L. and Swadley, Steven D. and Whitcomb, Timothy R. and Reynolds, Carolyn A. and Xu, Liang and Kaifler, Natalie and Kaifler, Bernd and Reid, Iain M. and Murphy, Damian J. and Love, Peter T. (2018) High-Altitude (0-100 km) Global Atmospheric Reanalysis System: Description and Application to the 2014 Austral Winter of the Deep Propagating Gravity-Wave Experiment (DEEPWAVE). Monthly Weather Review, pp. 2639-2666. American Meteorological Society. doi: 10.1175/MWR-D-17-0386.1. ISSN 0027-0644.

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Official URL: https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/MWR-D-17-0386.1

Abstract

A data assimilation system (DAS) is described for global atmospheric reanalysis from 0-100 km altitude. We apply it to the 2014 austral winter of DEEPWAVE, an international field campaign focused on gravity-wave dynamics from 0-100 km, where an absence of reanalysis above 60 km inhibits research. Four experiments were performed from April-September 2014 and assessed for reanalysis skill above 50 km. A four-dimensional variational (4DVAR) run specified initial background error covariances statically. A hybrid-4DVAR (HYBRID) run formed background error covariances from an 80-member forecast ensemble blended with a static estimate. Each configuration was run at low and high horizontal resolution. In addition to operational observations below 50 km, each experiment assimilated ~105 observations of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) every 6 h. While all MLT reanalyses show skill relative to independent wind and temperature measurements, HYBRID outperforms 4DVAR. MLT fields at 1 h resolution (6 h analysis and 1–5 h forecasts) outperform 6 h analysis alone due to a migrating semidiurnal (SW2) tide that dominates MLT dynamics and is temporally aliased in 6 h time series. MLT reanalyses reproduce observed SW2 winds and temperatures, including phase structures and 10–15 day amplitude vacillations. The 0-100 km reanalyses reveal quasi-stationary planetary waves splitting the stratopause jet in July over New Zealand, decaying from 50–80 km then reintensifying above 80 km, most likely via MLT forcing due to zonal asymmetries in stratospheric gravity-wave filtering.

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Title:High-Altitude (0-100 km) Global Atmospheric Reanalysis System: Description and Application to the 2014 Austral Winter of the Deep Propagating Gravity-Wave Experiment (DEEPWAVE)
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Eckermann, Stephen D.NRL, Washington, DC, USAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8534-1909UNSPECIFIED
Ma, JunComputational Physics, Inc., Springfield, VAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hoppel, Karl W.Remote Sensing Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DCUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kuhl, David D.Remote Sensing Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DChttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4842-0077UNSPECIFIED
Allen, Douglas R.Remote Sensing Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DCUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Doyle, James A.Marine Meteorology Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Viner, Kevin C.Marine Meteorology Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ruston, Benjamin C.Marine Meteorology Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Baker, Nancy L.Marine Meteorology Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Swadley, Steven D.Marine Meteorology Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Whitcomb, Timothy R.Marine Meteorology Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Reynolds, Carolyn A.Naval Research Lab., Monterey, CA, USAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Xu, LiangMarine Meteorology Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CAUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kaifler, NatalieDLR, IPAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3118-6480UNSPECIFIED
Kaifler, BerndDLR, IPAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5891-242XUNSPECIFIED
Reid, Iain M.University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australiahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2340-9047UNSPECIFIED
Murphy, Damian J.Australian Antarctic Division, Hobart, Tasmaniahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1738-5560UNSPECIFIED
Love, Peter T.Australian Antarctic Division, Hobart, Tasmaniahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7840-0467UNSPECIFIED
Date:May 2018
Journal or Publication Title:Monthly Weather Review
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:0
DOI:10.1175/MWR-D-17-0386.1
Page Range:pp. 2639-2666
Publisher:American Meteorological Society
ISSN:0027-0644
Status:Published
Keywords:DEEPWAVE, mesosphere
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Earth Observation
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R EO - Earth Observation
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Middle Atmosphere
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Lidar
Deposited By: Kaifler, Dr. Natalie
Deposited On:23 May 2018 12:28
Last Modified:24 Jan 2020 12:11

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