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WRFDA Version 4.6 update summary

WRFDA Version 4.6 was released on May 8, 2024.

New features:

  • Assimilation of GOES-ABI radiance data, contributed by Jonathan J. Guerrette, Deqin Li, & Zhiquan (Jake) Liu. See here for more details.
  • Assimilation of lightning data, contributed by Zhixiong Chen, Fujian Normal University, China. See here for more details.

    Chen, Z., Sun, J., Qie, X., Zhang, Y., Ying, Z., Xiao, X., & Cao, D. (2020). A method to update model kinematic states by assimilating satellite-observed total lightning data to improve convective analysis and forecasting. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125, e2020JD033330. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033330

Enhanced features:

  • Addition of a background-dependent hydrometeor retrieval scheme for indirect radar reflectivity assimilation, contributed by Haiqin Chen (Nanjing University, China) and Tao Sun (NSF NCAR/MMM). See here for more details.
  • Chen, H., Gao, J., Wang, Y., Chen, Y., Sun, T., Carlin, J. and Zheng, Y., 2021. Radar reflectivity data assimilation method based on background‐dependent hydrometeor retrieval: Comparison with direct assimilation for real cases. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 147(737), pp.2409-2428.

    Chen, H., Chen, Y., Gao, J., Sun, T. and Carlin, J.T., 2020. A radar reflectivity data assimilation method based on background-dependent hydrometeor retrieval: An observing system simulation experiment. Atmospheric research, 243, p.105022.

For instructions on compiling and running the latest version of WRFDA, please refer to the updated User's Guide

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  • Compiling WRFDA for 3DVAR
  • Compiling WRFPLUS and WRFDA for 4DVAR
  • Running WRFDA
  • List and description of namelist variables




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