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1 Initializing a Hurricane Vortex with an EnKF Yongsheng Chen Chris Snyder MMM / NCAR

2 Hurricane Prediction Yearly-average 24-h track forecast error ~ 150 km Initialization --- Challenge Vortex bogusing and relocation 3DVar, 4DVar Ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) Ensemble hurricane forecast Probabilistic forecast is desirable Implementing EnKF in an ensemble forecast system is simple EnKF also provides initial conditions for ensemble forecast

3 MMM / NCAR Hurricane Observation Image courtesy of CIMSS/SSEC/WISC

4 MMM / NCAR Ensemble Kalman Filter Observation operator H: find vortex position from model state X Kalman Gain K ~ Cov (X,HX) can be computed directly from the ensemble Performance Optimal when position errors are small and Gaussian Degrades as position errors increase Other observations such as intensity and shape can extend its effectiveness AnalysisForecast Correction

5 MMM / NCAR A Simple Example 80 km

6 MMM / NCAR Assimilating center position (  f ~ 20 km) + prior mean center o observed center

7 MMM / NCAR Assimilating center position (  f ~ 20 km) + prior mean center o observed center

8 MMM / NCAR Assimilating center position (  f ~ 20 km) + prior mean center o observed center dot posterior mean center

9 MMM / NCAR Experiments with a barotropic model Barotropic vorticity equation 2400 km x 2400 km, doubly periodic domain True state is strong 80-km vortex embedded in large-scale turbulent flow Simulate obs of vortex position with random error Assimilate obs into forecast with initial errors in vortex position and large-scale flow 30 ensemble members + 1 true/reference

10 MMM / NCAR Ensemble track divergence (without assimilation) 10 -4 s -1 t=24h 91 km 127 km

11 MMM / NCAR Assimilating only vortex position (initial  f = 20 km < vortex size)

12 MMM / NCAR Experiments with WRF/DART Weather Research and Forecasting model (V2.1) and Data Assimilation Research Testbed (pre_iceland) 36 / 45 km horizontal resolution, 35 vertical levels 26 / 28 ensemble members Ensemble initial and boundary conditions are generated by perturbing AVN analysis/forecast with WRF-VAR error statistics Assimilated observations: hurricane track (center position and minimum sea level pressure from NHC advisories) Satellite winds GPS refractivity Compare forecasts from the EnKF mean analysis and from the AVN analysis

13 MMM / NCAR Hurricane Ivan 2004 36-km horizontal resolution, 28 ensemble members Assimilate position, intensity and satellite winds every 3h for a total of 24h Compare forecasts initialized from the EnKF analysis and from the GFS analysis

14 MMM / NCAR Hurricane Ivan 2004 36-km horizontal resolution, 28 ensemble members Assimilate position, intensity and satellite winds every 3h for a total of 24h Compare forecasts initialized from the EnKF analysis and from the GFS analysis

15 MMM / NCAR Hurricane Ivan 2004 36-km horizontal resolution, 28 ensemble members Assimilate position, intensity and satellite winds every 3h for a total of 24h Compare forecasts initialized from the EnKF analysis and from the GFS analysis

16 MMM / NCAR Hurricane Katrina and Rita 2005 36-km horizontal resolution, 26 ensemble members Assimilate position, intensity, and satellite winds every hour for a total of 12 hours Compare forecasts initialized from the EnKF analysis and from the AVN forecasts.

17 MMM / NCAR Typhoon Dujuan 2003 45-km horizontal resolution, 28 ensemble members Assimilate position, intensity, satellite winds, and GPS refractivity for 1 day or 2.5 days Compare forecasts initialized from EnKF analysis WRF 3DVAR analysis (3DVAR, cycling for 2.5 days) the GFS analysis (3DVAR-non) Forecast time (day)

18 MMM / NCAR Position and intensity Correction RITA at 2005-09-20-23Z RITA 2005-09-20-23ZCenter Lat. ( o N)Center Lon. ( o W)Mini. SLP(mb) Observation (error)24.00 (0.3)-82.20 (0.3)973.0 (5.0) Prior mean (spread)23.85 (0.24)-82.33 (0.23)988.6 (2.0) Posterior mean (spread)23.89 (0.15)-82.29 (0.18)986.5 (2.0)

19 MMM / NCAR Vortex Spin-up Hurricane Ivan 2004 Surface Pressure Tendency GFS0913EnKF

20 MMM / NCAR Vortex Spin-up Hurricane Ivan 2004 Surface Pressure Tendency GFS0913EnKF

21 MMM / NCAR Vortex Spin-up Hurricane Ivan 2004

22 MMM / NCAR Summary Hurricane track observations can be easily assimilated with an EnKF Track forecasts initialized from the EnKF analysis are significantly improved EnKF analysis produces dynamically consistent increments, and reduces spurious transient evolution of initial vortex

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