An Ensemble-Based Four-Dimensional Variational Data Assimilation Scheme. Part III: Antarctic Applications with Advanced Research WRF Using Real Data

AbstractA four-dimensional ensemble-based variational data assimilation (4DEnVar) algorithm proposed in Part I of the 4DEnVar series (denoted En4DVar in Part I, but here we refer to it as 4DEnVar according to WMO conference recommendation to differentiate it from En4DVar algorithm using adjoint model) uses a flow-dependent background error covariance calculated from ensemble forecasts and performs 4DVar optimization based on an incremental approach and a preconditioning algorithm. In Part II, the authors evaluated 4DEnVar with observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) using the Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting Model (ARW-WRF, hereafter WRF). The current study extends the 4DEnVar to assimilate real observations for a cyclone in the Antarctic and the Southern Ocean in October 2007. The authors performed an intercomparison of four different WRF variational approaches for the case, including three-dimensional variational data assimilation (3DVar), first guess at the appropriate time (F...

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