Comparison of 3DVar and EnSRF Data Assimilation Using Radar Observations for the Analysis and Prediction of an MCS

Figure 1

Environmental variables based on Global Forecast System (GFS) analysis data at 850 hPa at 0000 UTC 30 July 2014: geopotential height (black solid lines, unit: dagpm), wind vectors (blue vector, unit: m·s⁻¹). (a) Column-integrated precipitable water (shaded, unit: kg·m⁻²); (b) wind speed (shaded, unit: m·s⁻¹).

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