Project Ideas

Data

Analysis Tool

First results

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Bad Ragaz Nov. 2004 FORM-Meeting

Project IdeasDevelopment of 3D - 4D analysis system (with focus on Foehn in the Rhine Valley) Wind-pressure field interaction Cross ValidationComparison of foehn in the Rhine Valley and Wipp ValleyModel Comparison (MM5, MesoNH, MC2)Intercomparison (on a common grid)Model - AnalysisDevelopment of Nowcasting tool

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DataSurface stationsRadiosondesLidarRadarSodarWindprofilerAircrafts (MAP, AMDARs)DropsondesConstant Level BalloonsFrom MAP-Data-Center, with friendly support by Esther HllerSpecial Project at ECMWF

Bad Ragaz Nov. 2004 FORM-Meeting

Analysis ToolNew analysis method similar to VERA Variational analysis + fingerprints (dynamic downscaling)Development of new data-quality-control (Bayesian)Considering of anisotropy in data distribution and in nature in space and timeCalculates on a regular grid Necessary because of higher dimensionsUsing cascading system and nesting VERAXX

Bad Ragaz Nov. 2004 FORM-Meeting

Bad Ragaz Nov. 2004 FORM-Meeting

First ResultsVERAXXVERA2D

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Vertical Temperature Cross-SectionHorizontal Temperature Cross-SectionSNAir Temperature 15.11.2002 18UTC3D

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DissertationsMultidimensional analyses taking non-conventional data sources into account (Barbara Chimani)Cross-Validation of analysesComparison of different data typesMultidimensional analyses for Fhn dynamics research in the Rhine Valley (Simon Tschannett)Intercomparison of wind and pressure fieldsModel comparison (mod-mod; mod-ana)

Bad Ragaz Nov. 2004 FORM-Meeting

Next stepsImplementing of 4D and testing of the method with analytical dataData collectionTesting the analysis technique with real dataImplementing fingerprints and comprehensive data qualitiy controlany questions?

Bad Ragaz Nov. 2004 FORM-Meeting