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Sensitivities of WRF Simulations to the Resolution of Analysis Data and to Application of 3DVAR: A Case Study

분석자료의 분해능과 3DVAR 적용에 따른 WRF모의 민감도: 사례 연구

  • Choi, Won (High Impact Weather Research Center, National Institute of Meteorological Research, Korea Meteorological Administration) ;
  • Lee, Jae Gyoo (Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Kim, Yu-Jin (Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Gangneung-Wonju National University)
  • 최원 (국립기상연구소 재해기상연구센터) ;
  • 이재규 (강릉원주대학교 대기환경과학과) ;
  • 김유진 (강릉원주대학교 대기환경과학과)
  • Received : 2012.07.16
  • Accepted : 2012.10.14
  • Published : 2012.12.31
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Abstract

This study aims at examining the sensitivity of numerical simulations to the resolution of initial and boundary data, and to an application of WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) 3DVAR (Three Dimension Variational data Assimilation). To do this, we ran the WRF model by using GDAS (Global Data Assimilation System) FNL (Final analyses) and the KLAPS (Korea Local Analysis and Prediction System) analyses as the WRF's initial and boundary data, and by using an initial field made by assimilating the radar data to the KLAPS analyses. For the sensitivity experiment, we selected a heavy rainfall case of 21 September 2010, where there was localized torrential rain, which was recorded as 259.5 mm precipitation in a day at Seoul. The result of the simulation using the FNL as initial and boundary data (FNL exp) showed that the localized heavy rainfall area was not accurately simulated and that the simulated amount of precipitation was about 4% of the observed accumulated precipitation. That of the simulation using KLAPS analyses as initial and boundary data (KLAPC exp) showed that the localized heavy rainfall area was simulated on the northern area of Seoul-Gyeonggi area, which renders rather difference in location, and that the simulated amount was underestimated as about 6.4% of the precipitation. Finally, that of the simulation using an initial field made by assimilating the radar data to the KLAPS using 3DVAR system (KLAP3D exp) showed that the localized heavy rainfall area was located properly on Seoul-Gyeonggi area, but still the amount itself was underestimated as about 29% of the precipitation. Even though KLAP3D exp still showed an underestimation in the precipitation, it showed the best result among them. Even if it is difficult to generalize the effect of data assimilation by one case, this study showed that the radar data assimilation can somewhat improve the accuracy of the simulated precipitation.

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