Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Coarse dust aerosols absorb terrestrial radiation leading to significant longwave heating/cooling rates. Modules accounting for aerosol impacts on radiation have been implemented into CRTM framework, but operational centers continue to assume aerosol-free conditions when assimilating infrared radiances into NWP models. This assumption can introduce significant biases in analysis fields (temp, moisture, etc.), which can reduce forecast skill.
Keywords:
Earth Resources and Remote Sensing
Type:
MSFC-E-DAA-TN57070
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JCSDA Technical Review Meeting and Science Workshop on Satellite Data Assimilation; May 30, 2018 - Jun 01, 2018; Boulder, CO; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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