- 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
- 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.
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