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Storm-Scale Ensemble Forecast Experiment - Fort Worth Tornadic Storm Case
Fanyou Kong1 and Kelvin Droegemeier1,2 1Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms, 2School of Meteorology, The University of Oklahoma
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Domain Setting 24km (238x150) 6km (180x180) 3km (180x180)
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Ensemble perturbation method
Four SLAF (scaled-lagged average forecast) members: s1, s2; s3, s4 perturbations between previous ARPS forecasts (P1,P2) and current analysis are ± to the analysis One control member (regular ARPS run): cntl
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24 km ensemble cntl P1 s1 s2 P2 s3 s4 6 km ensemble 3 km ensemble
3/28/2000 3/29/2000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 24 km ensemble 18-hr cntl 24-hr P1 s1 s2 30-hr P2 s3 s4 6 km ensemble 12-hr rad, sat (P1 – cntl) (P2 – cntl) 3 km ensemble 22Z 8-hr rad, sat
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12hr accumulate rainfall
ARPS ETA
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3-hr rainfall from 24 km ensemble
cntl mean spread
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Domain average spread from 24 km ensemble
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Domain average spread from 24 km ensemble
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3-hr rainfall from 24 km ensemble
cntl s1 s2 s4 s3
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3-hr rainfall probability from 24 km ensemble
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500 hPa Height from 24 km ensemble
mean spread
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Sea Level Pressure from 24 km ensemble
mean spread
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Surface Temperature from 24 km ensemble
mean spread
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6 km ensemble
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24 km ensemble P1 P2 6 km ensemble cntl s1 s2 s3 s4 3/28/2000
3/29/2000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 24 km ensemble 18-hr 24-hr P1 30-hr P2 6 km ensemble 12-hr cntl rad, sat s1 (P1 – cntl) s2 s3 (P2 – cntl) s4
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1-hr rainfall from 6 km ensemble
cntl mean spread
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Domain average spread from 6 km ensemble
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Domain average spread from 6 km ensemble
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1-hr rainfall from 6 km ARPS ensemble
cntl s3 s4 mean
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1-hr rainfall probability from 6 km ensemble
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1-hr rainfall probability from 6 km ensemble
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Hourly accumulate rainfall (mean vs obs)
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Hourly accumulate rainfall (probability vs obs)
Prob ≥ 0.1 in
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3 km ensembles Test different ways to form IC/BC for individual members Evaluate ensemble analyses and products suitable for storm-scale EF Assess value of storm-scale EF
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24 km ensemble P1 P2 6 km ensemble 3 km ensemble cntl s1 s2 s3 s4
3/28/2000 3/29/2000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z 00Z 06Z 24 km ensemble 18-hr 24-hr P1 30-hr P2 6 km ensemble 12-hr 3 km ensemble 8-hr cntl (method one & two) rad, sat 22Z s1 (P1 – cntl) s2 s3 (P2 – cntl) s4
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3 km Ensembles – Method One
Initiate at 22Z March 28 Control run from 6km cntl s1/s2 using perturbation between 24km P1 and control, s3/s4 using perturbation between 24km P2 and control Run ADAS only once (control run), with NIDS and sat data Explicit microphysics
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Composite reflectivity from 3km cntl (initiate at 22Z)
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radar cntl
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Method One s1 s3 s2 s4
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Method One s1 s3 s2 s4
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3 km Ensembles – Method Two
Initiate at 22Z March 28 Control run from 6km cntl s1/s2 using perturbation between 24km P1 and control, s3/s4 using perturbation between 24km P2 and control Run ADAS for each member, with NIDS and sat data Explicit microphysics
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Method Two s1 s3 s2 s4
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Method Two s1 s3 s2 s4
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Surface reflectivity (method two)
mean spread
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Surface reflectivity probability (method two)
≥ 35 dBZ ≥ 45 dBZ
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Hourly rainfall (method two)
s1 s3 obs s2 s4
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Hourly rainfall probability from 3km ensemble (method two)
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3 km Ensembles – Method Three
Initiate at 23Z March 28 Control run from 6km cntl s1/s2 using perturbation between 24km P1 and control, s3/s4 using perturbation between 24km P2 and control Run ADAS for each member, with NIDS and sat data Explicit microphysics
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Composite reflectivity from 3km cntl (method three)
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Model reflectivity vs radar
cntl radar
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Model reflectivity vs radar
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Model reflectivity vs radar
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Model reflectivity vs radar
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Model reflectivity vs radar
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Model reflectivity vs radar
mean radar
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Surface reflectivity from 3km ensemble (method three)
cntl s3 s4 mean
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Surface reflectivity probability (method three)
≥ 35 dBZ ≥ 45 dBZ
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Surface reflectivity probability (method three)
radar ≥ 35 dBZ
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Hourly rainfall from 3km ensemble (method three)
cntl s3 s4 mean
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Hourly rainfall probability from 3km ensemble (method three)
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Hourly rainfall probability from 3km ensemble (method three)
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3 km Ensembles – Method Four
Initiate at 23Z March 28 Control run from 6km cntl s1/s2 using perturbation between 6km 12Z and control, s3/s4 using perturbation between 6km 06Z and control Run ADAS for each member, with NIDS and sat data Explicit microphysics
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Surface reflectivity probability (method four)
radar ≥ 35 dBZ
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Hourly rainfall probability from 3km ensemble (method four)
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