Ekaterina Klimova Ekaterina TECHNIQUE OF DATA ASSIMILATION ON THE BASIS OF THE KALMAN FILTER Institute of Computational Technologies SB RAS

ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES in SPACE-ATMOSPHERE-SEA/LAND system

Definitions. Definition 1. The problem of the numerical (objective) analysis we shall name a problem of obtaining of "best" in any sense values of an estimated field on the observations. Definition 2. The problem of the joint account of the observational data and forecast model for the most exact description of time-space distribution of the meteorological fields is named a data assimilation problem.

The Data Assimilation Problem Variational approach Kalman filter 4DVAR RRKF(redused rank Kalman filter) ECMWF, Meteo France (M.Fisher, E.Andersson): Canada, Atmospheric Environment Service (H.Mitchel, P.L.Houtekmer): Ensemble Kalman Filter NASA, DAO (Data Assimilation Office) (D.Dee, S.Cohn): Suboptimal algorithm (1-D, 2-D models)

Variational data assimilation problem Data on

Variational data assimilation problem

The optimal filtration problem

Kalman Filter

The connection between 4DVAR and Kalman filter In the case, when: The model of atmosphere is linear, The model errors are absent Algorithms 4DVAR and Kalman filter are algebraically equivalent

ForecastAnalysesForecastAnalyses ….. Data Procedure of the data assimilation The forecast: on 12 hours on regional model of an atmosphere The analysis: box - variant of three-dimensional multivariate optimal interpolation The data: GMC of Russia 12 hours

Optimal interpolation - rand m-vector of observational errors The forecast errors covariances The analyses of observations

The procedure of the analysis Initial processing Predanalyses Analyses Postanalyses Data The processed data Values Telegrams, a climate Grid, statistics ( errors of observations and the forecast), first guest

Regional model of short-term weather forecast Boundary conditions on vertical : Lateral boundary conditions:

Numerical experiments with the data assimilation system Relative error of the forecast and coefficient of correlations. Forecast from to

Kalman Filter Forecast Data Analyses Dimension : 26*22*15*5=42900

Algorithm of calculation of the forecast errors covariances, based on a splitting-up method:

Model for the forecast errors covariances in a homogeneous izotropic case System of equations for the forecast errors :

The equations for the forecast errors covariances values in 1-st point- in 2-nd point. The system of equations for the adaptation step:

Model for the forecast errors covariances in a homogeneous izotropic case Model for the forecast errors covariances in a homogeneous izotropic case (Under condition, when 2-dimensional vector of wind speed is rotational). System of the equations for expansion coefficients on eigen vectors of the vertical operator of model - finite-difference analogue of the operator

The simplified models for the forecast errors calculation Lets assume, that: the state of the atmosphere in the Kalman filter algorithm is estimated for vertical normal modes of the prognostic model; the calculation of covariances of prediction errors is based on the assumption that the errors of vertical normal modes do not correlate with each other; it is well-known that the eigenvectors of the vertical operator are close to the natural orthogonal basis. Therefore, they can be assumed to be statistically independent; the covariances of prediction errors are calculated only for the height field of an isobaric surface, and the covariances of wind field errors are calculated on the basis of geostrophic relations; the wind velocity fields in the advection operator do not depend on the vertical coordinate p (that is, the background flow is close to a barotropic one).

The simplified models for the forecast errors calculation Model-1 for expansion coefficients on eigen vectors of the vertical operator of model - finite-difference analogue of the operator Lets concider, that

The simplified models for the forecast errors calculation Model-2 Model-2 is based on the equation of quazigestrophic vorticity transfer. Model-3 Model-3 is a quasi-linear model described by the equation of quazigestrophic vorticity transfer. - are wind velocity fields at time

The equation for the forecast errors in case - n – th eigen vector Let where :

Numerical experiments on the estimation of the simplified models properties Numerical experiments on the estimation of the properties of the simplified models are based on a method of forecasting of ensembles. On N=50 of the rand initial fields 50 forecasts on initial model were counted. On this ensemble values the "true" covariance matrixes were appreciated and these values were compared with forecasted ones. Let (i – the grid number). Let's designate Then - the values of isobaric heights

The first eigen vector of matrix Р1 for time The first eigen vector of matrix Р1 for time t = 1 hour (а, б) and t =6 hour. (в,г).

The 6-hour forecast of error covariances of the height field with the help of the simplified model

Suboptimal algorithm, based on the Kalman filter The algorithm, based on Kalman filter, is named suboptimal, if in it for calculation of forecast error covariances the simplified model is used.

Suboptimal algorithm, based on the Kalman filter

The optimal Kalman filter algoritm (continuous in time ) Let: С(t)=I, G(t)=I, and A, Q, R do not depend from t.

The optimal Kalman filter algoritm (continuous in time )

Connection of the estimation received in suboptimal algorithm, with an estimation of Kalman filter I algorithm: II algorithm : III algorithm :

Numerical experiments on the data assimilation with the use of suboptimal algorithm, based on the Kalman filter The algorithm of Kalman filter in which for calculation of matrixes of the forecast errors covariances the simplified model is used is named suboptimal. Calculations on 48 hours assimilation the model data on a height field in each 12 hours were carried out. The data of observations were set in 143 points of a regular grid allocated on forecast area. At realization of experiments it was supposed, that observational errors do not correlate among themselves.

Numerical experiments with «model» data (identical twin) «True»: Forecast: Observations:

Root-mean-square forecast error (Q=0) Root-mean-square forecast error (Q=0) s0 – forecast without assimilation; s1 – forecast with assimilation (forecast-analyses cycle); s2 – forecast with assimilation (Kalman filter).

Forecast error covariance of the height field for n=1 (for central point of the region) at t=0 h. (а) and t=12 h. (б).

Adaptive assimilation algorithm based on the Kalman filter

Trace of the forecast error covariance

Dependence of weight factors of the analysis on the mesh point number (the forecast on 12 hours)

Dependence of weight factors of the analysis on the mesh point number (the forecast on 24 hours) Dependence of weight factors of the analysis on the mesh point number (the forecast on 24 hours)

Root-mean-square forecast error

Kalman filter R.Todling, S.Cohn (DAO, NASA), 1994 Suboptimal algorithms, Based on the Kalman, numerical experiments with the 2-dimensional shallow-water equation (modeled data). M.K.Tippett, S.E.Cohn, 1999 Low-dimensional representation of error covariance (Singular Vectors- SV, 1-dimensional equation of advection). H.Mitchel, P.L.Houtekmer (Canada), 1997 Ensemble Kalman filter (3-level quasi-geostrophic model, modeled data); 1999 ensemble adaptive Kalman filter (the same model); 2001 Sequantial Ensemble Kalman filter (splitting of the data into subsets), only analyses, modeled data; 2002 – SEKF – numerical experiments with the global adiabatic model 21*144*72, modeled data.

Kalman filter P.F.J.Lermusiaux (Harvard University, Cambridge), 1994 Ensemble Kalman filter on the EOF subspace, model data (identical twin). С.P.Keppenne (Goddard Space Flight Center, Mariland), 2000 Ensemble Kalman filter, sub-regions, 2-level spectral shallow-water model. B.R.Hunt, E.Kalnay et al (University of Maryland, Arizona State University, USA), 2004 Four-dimensional ensemble Kalman filtering ( 4DVAR and ensemble KF, model of Lorenc).