Description of the upgrade
Several modifications to the 3D-Var data assimilation system were implemented:
- two modifications of the forecast error penalty function (Jb). One allows the use of a refined balance constraint, with most impact in the tropics (better fit of the analysis to the observations). The result is also slightly positive in terms of forecast scores. The other modification is in the formulation of the representativeness error growth used for the assimilation of asynoptic data. The errors are now supposed to saturate at levels that are fully varying with space and this was shown to have a positive impact both on the analysis increments and on the data quality control;
- several modifications in the way the TOVS data are used (quality control, modification of the tropical bias correction in line with the Jb re-formulation);
- a restriction of the dynamic initialisation to the small scales.
Implemented: 14 May 1997
Contents of this page
All IFS cycles
- Terminology for IFS testing
- Implementation of IFS Cycle 48r1
- Implementation of IFS Cycle 47r3
- Implementation of IFS Cycle 47r2
- Implementation of IFS Cycle 47r1
- Implementation of IFS cycle 46r1
- Implementation of IFS cycle 45r1
- Implementation of Seasonal Forecast SEAS5
- Implementation of IFS cycle 43r3
- Implementation of IFS Cycle 43r1
- Implementation of IFS cycle 41r2
- Introducing the octahedral reduced Gaussian grid
- Horizontal resolution increase
- Boundary-Condition Programme ENS at 06 and 18 UTC
- Implementation of IFS Cycle 41r1
- IFS cycle upgrades pre 2015