PERIODIC REPORT No.6
Contract NAS5-98046
Period covered" 12 May 2000 - 21 December 2000-
Prepared forNASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
JB Kumer
Principal Investigator
Lockheed Martin Advanced technical center (LMATC)LOCKHEED MARTIN MISSILES & SPACE COMPANY
Palo Alto, California, 94304-1191
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During the current reporting period we continued work on the task T1 described in section E.2.1 on page 2of our UARS NRA proposal 'CLAES product improvement by use of the GSFC Data Assimilation
System (DAS) '. This 1st task is to plug line of sight gradients derived from the CTM for 2/20/92 into the
forward model of our retrieval software (RSW) in order to assess the impact on the retrieved quantities.We are currently nearly finished with this task as we will describe in the present report #6.
In the next reporting period we can work in parallel on completing task T1, and in beginning our secondtask T2, namely"
• Demonstrate the improvement in retrieval of CH 4 and N20 over the time period 18 to 25 February1992 that is achieved by coupling the GEOS-DAS and the CLAES RSW.
Review of report #5:
In review, during the previous reporting period we had focussed on
1. Integrating the CTM data reader that was provided by the DAS personnel into our retrieval SW, and
2. including the CTM gradients in the retrieval of CLAES temperature, which is input for CH 4 retrieval
Regarding item 1" During this period the DAS personnel developed and delivered a CTM data reader to thespecifications described above. Then we made 2 modifications in the CTM data reader. The first to
account for the differences in our vms system vs the DAS unix system. The second to make it run fast.
While implementing the second modification, we found and corrected a mistake in our 4th period work.
Regarding item 2: The EMAF 46914540 CTM temperature gradients and the baseline NMC gradients
are compared on figure 1. In this figure a positive gradient increase along the direction from the tangent
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Next, the retrieval for CH 4 for the EMAF at 46914540 is
shown on figure 3. This is similar to figure 1 in the report #4,but with corrections as were described in report #5. The black
curve is the baseline temperature used in the retrieval. The
baseline CH 4 forward model uses NMC temperature gradientsand zero CH4 gradients. The red curve CTMONLYGRADS is
computed with the CLAES baseline temperature modified as in
figure 2 by use of CTM gradients, and the CTM temperaturegradients also used in the CH4 retrieval forward model. But
zero CH 4 gradients are used in the CH 4 model. The green curve
CTMTANDXGRADS is computed with CTM input as is
CTMONLYGRADS, but also include the CTM CH 4 gradients.• These are shown in figure 4.The broken red curve shows the
ratio of CTMONLYGRADS to the baseline, and the brokenblue curve is the ratio of CTMTANDXGRADS to the baseline.
It is seen here that the CH 4 gradients make some difference atlow altitudes.
The current reporting period work:
During the current reporting period we have implemented the retrieval using the CTM temperature, CH 4and N20 gradients for the entire day 162 and will discuss the results here.
Zonal mean comparisons:
Zonal means of baseline retrieved CH4 and retrieved by use of forward model that includes CTM
temperature and species (CH 4, N20) horizontal gradients are compared on figures 5 and 6. These are
labeled CTMTANDXGRADS and BASELINE, respectively. Two obvious things we learn from these are
1 there is little difference in a zonal mean sense in the retrieved product
2 The CTMTANDXGRADS is spiky at the high altitudes. So before we commence with a joint retrieval
that couples the GEOS-DAS and the CLAES RSW, we need to fix the 'spikiness problem'. It probably
can be traced to a few EMAFS. There may also be some 'spike' problems at the lower altitudes.
Next on figures 7 & 8 are shown comparisons of CTMTANDXGRADS and CTMONLYGRADS which
again show there is some small difference on including the CH 4 gradients, even in the highly averagedcase of the zonal mean. Finally on figures 9 and 10 the N20 CTMTANDXGRADS and BASELINE zonal
mean comparison is shown. There are differences reminiscent of the CH 4 case as discussed above.
Surface maps"
The CH 4 CTMTANDXGRADS and BASELINE 6.8 mb maps are shown on figures 11 through 14, and
CTM that we have mapped (first into 3A file format) on 6.8 mb on figures 15 and 16. Major points are:
1 The CLAES retrievals show much more ascending to descending difference than does the CTM
2 the CLAES products show an enhanced band going from zero longitude & 50N, to about 100 longitude
and 70N that is not present in the CTM, the CLAES north projecting enhancement at about 260 longitudeis displaced towards about 220 longitude in the CTM, and more enhanced. There is a small common
northward projecting enhancement common to CLAES and CTM at -- 130 longitude. In CLAES this
latter seems more to be part of the major enhancement emanating from zero longitude towards thenortheast.
Points 1 and 2 are supported by maps of N20 on the 6.8 mb surface that, for brevity, are not shown here.
Next the CH 4 CTMTANDxGRADS and BASELINE 3.1 mb maps are shown on figures 17 through
20, and CTM (as above) on 3.1 mb on figures 21 and 22. Major points are"
1generallytheCTM hassmallervaluesnow thantheCLAESproducts2 theCTM & CLAESmorphologylookmorealikeat 3.1mbthanat 6.8mb
3 therelativeenhancementof thefeatureprotrudingto thenortheastfrom aboutzerolong& 40N(callitF1), andof thefeatureprotrudingalmostduenorthatabout100long (call it F2) hasreversed.Thefeaturecenteredatabout200longand70N(call it F3)nowclearlyappearsto beanextensionof thefeatureF2 thatgoesonacrossthepolarregion.
4 TheCTMTANDXGRADShasnoticeablylessascendingto descendingdifferencethandoestheBASELINE
Next theN20 CTMTANDXGRADSandBASELINE 3.1mbmapsareshownon figures23 through26,andCTM (asabove)on3.1mbon figures27and28.Theseareveryconsistentwith theconclusionsdrawnwith regardto CH4asdiscussedabove.
Continuing study"
There are several areas of further study that would prove very productive
We are now at the point where we can set and mn the DAS and the CLAES retrieval SW together (as in
figure 1 from the original proposal, below) so the gradients will be based on the morphology of theCLAES data, and not on the CTM.
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Prior to running with the DAS & CLAES RSW we need to study will focus on• clean up the high altitude 'spikiness' in the CTMTANDXGRADS
• identify candidate mechanisms for producing the ascending to descending differences in CLAES data
Considering the latter, we know that there are portions of the CLAES retrieved H20 where this is a
pathological case. A solution for the condition as with CH 4 & N20 might also help to solve that problemfor H20.
It wouldbeinterestingto exercisethecapabilityto usetheCTM gradientsthatwehavedevelopedsofarfor H20, to assesshow gradientsmight influencethatproblem.
Also,weplanto discussresultsto datewith ourDAS Co-Is,andwith ourcontractmonitorAnneDouglassto sharpenour focusontheworkwewill doin finishingthiseffort.
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