PSU WRF/EnKF Real-time Atlantic Hurricane Forecast

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Initial time
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PSU Forecast EnKF Pressure GFS Forecast GFS Pressure
PSU Forecast EnKF RH GFS Forecast GFS RH
Technical notes about the PSU WRF/EnKF Real-time Hurricane Prediction System (pdf)

  • The forecast system is based on WRF ARW V3.4.1 and the Penn State (PSU) EnKF with 60 ensemble members for data assimilation.
  • There are three triply nested WRF forecast domains with grid spacing of 27/9/3 km.
  • The system is initialized before the storm developed, and cycling the assimiltion with all conventional observations, Recon and TDR data every 3 hours till the end of the storm.
  • APSU: PSU 3-km deterministic forecast with EnKF data assimilation
  • GFS: NCEP Global Forecast System
  • The APSU figures are plotted by combined all 3 domains, the square denotes the 3-km domain position.
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