Publications related to Joint OSSE

Including conference papers. Presentations without extended abstract are posted at http://www.jointosse.org/presentations

[Publications based on G5NR by NASA/GMAO in 2014]

Sid-Ahmed Boukabara, Isaac Moradi, Robert Atlas, Sean P. F. Casey, Lidia Cucurull, Ross N. Hoffman, Kayo Ide, V. Krishna Kumar, Ruifang Li, Zhenglong Li, Michiko Masutani, Narges Shahroudi, Jack Woollen, and Yan Zhou, 2016: Community Global Observing System Simulation Experiment (OSSE) Package (CGOP): Description and Usage. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 33, 1759–1777, doi: 10.1175/JTECH-D-16-0012.1. 

Hoffman, R. N. and R. Atlas, 2015: Future Observing System Simulation Experiments, Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc, Dec 2015, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-15-00200.1

Masutani,M. 2016: Recent results and proposed observing system simulation experiments (OSSE) to link research and operation. Proc. SPIE 9882, Remote Sensing and Modeling of the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Interactions VI, 98820A (May 3, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2223930

[Publications based on Nature runs by ECMWF in 2006]

Andersson, Erik and Michiko Masutani 2010:  Collaboration on Observing System Simulation Experiments (Joint OSSE), ECMWF News Letter No. 123, Spring 2010, 14-16. http://www.ecmwf.int/publications/newsletters/pdf/123.pdf

Atlas, R., et al.,2015: Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) to Evaluate the Potential Impact of an Optical Autocovariance Wind Lidar (OAWL) on Numerical Weather Prediction, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol, DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-15-0038.1_ 2015

Baker, Wayman E. , Robert Atlas, Carla Cardinali, Amy Clement, George D. Emmitt, Bruce M. Gentry, R. Michael Hardesty, Erland Källén, Michael J. Kavaya, Rolf Langland, Zaizhong Ma, Michiko Masutani, Will McCarty, R. Bradley Pierce, Zhaoxia Pu, Lars Peter Riishojgaard, James Ryan, Sara Tucker, Martin Weissmann, and James G. Yoe 2013:Lidar-Measured Wind Profiles – The Missing Link in the Global Observing System. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.,  Vol. 95, 543-564. DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00164.1.

Boukabara, S.-A., I .Moradi, R. Atlas,S. P. F. Casey, L. Cucurull, R. N. Hoffman, K. Ide, V. K. Kumar, R. Li, Z. Li,M. Masutani, N. Shahroudi, J. S. Woollen, Y. Zhou, 2016: Community global observing system simulation experiment (OSSE) package :: CGOP. description and usage. J. Atmospheric Oceanic Technology, 33(XX):XXXX–XXXX, XXX 2016. Submitted. doi:JTECH-D-16-0012.1.  (Early online Release)

Casey, S.-P., L. P. Riishojgaard, M. Masutani, J. S. Woollen, T. Zhu, and R. Atlas 2013: Observing System Simulation Experiments for an Early_Morning_Orbit Meteorological Satellite, JCSDA Quarterly, No 42, March 2013. http://www.jcsda.noaa.gov/documents/newsletters/201303JCSDAQuarterly.pdf

Casey, S.-P., L. P. Riishojgaard, M. Masutani, J. S. Woollen, T. Zhu, and R. Atlas 2013: Observing System Simulation Experiments for an Early-Morning-Orbit Meteorological Satellite in the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation. Joint EUMETSAT/AMS Meteorological Satellite Conference, Vienna September 2013.

Deshpande, Medha, P. Mukhopadhyay, Michiko Masutani, Zaizhong Ma, Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Michael Hardesty, Dave Emmitt, T. N. Krishnamurti, B. N. Goswami, 2016; Analysis and evaluation of Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) forecast data for Indian summer monsoon. Proc. SPIE 9882, Remote Sensing and Modeling of the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Interactions VI, 98821P (May 3, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2223656.

Errico RM, Yang R, Prive NC, Tai K-S, Todling R, Sienkiewicz ME, Guo J. 2012. Development and validation of observing-system simulation experiments  at NASA’s Global Modeling and Assimilation Office. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. DOI:10.1002/qj.2027

Errico, R. M. amd N. Prive, 2014: An estimate of some analysis-error statistics using the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office observing-system simulation framework, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 140: 1005–1012, DOI:10.1002/qj.2180

Garand, L., J. Feng, S. Heilliette, Y. Rochon, 2013: Assimilation of Circumpolar Wind Vectors Derived from Highly Elliptical Orbit Imagery: Impact Assessment Based on Observing System Simulation Experiments, J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol.,52, 1891-1908. DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-12-0333.1

Kleist, D. T., and K. Ide, 2015a: An OSSE-based evaluation of hybrid variational-ensemble data assimilation for the NCEP GFS. Part I: System description and 3D-Hybrid results. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143 (2), 433–451, doi:10.1175/MWR-D-13-00351.1.

Kleist, D. T., and K. Ide, 2015b: An OSSE-based evaluation of hybrid variational-ensemble data assimilation for the NCEP GFS. Part II: 4DEnVar and hybrid variants. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143 (2), 452–470, doi:10.1175/MWR-D-13-00350.1.

Ma, Z., Riishojgaard, L.P., M. Masutani, J. S.Woollen,  and G. D. Emmitt, 2013: Impact of Different Satellite Wind Lidar Telescope Configurations on NCEP GFS Forecast Skill in Observing System Simulation Experiments, NCEP Office Note 475. available online at: Masutani, M, J. S. Woollen,S.J. Lord, T. J. Kleespies, G. D. Emmitt,  H. Sun,  S. A. Wood, S. Greco, J. Terry, R. Treadon, K. A. Campana 2006: Observing System Simulation Experiments at NCEP, NCEP Office note No.451. http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/osse/NR/references/Masutani.2006.on451.pdf

Ma, Z.,L.-P.- Riishojgaard, M. Masutani, J. S. Woollen, G. D. Emmitt, 2015: Impact of Different Satellite Wind Lidar Telescope Configurations on NCEP 1 GFS Forecast Skill in Observing System Simulation Experiments, . J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 32, 478–495.

Masutani, M., E. Andersson,  J. Terry, O. Reale,  J. C. Jusem, L. P. Riishojgaard, T. Schlatter,  A. Stoffelen,  J. S. Woollen,   S. Lord,   Z. Toth,  Y. Song,  D. Kleist,  Y. Xie, N. Prive, L. Liu, H. Sun, G. D. Emmit,  S. Greco, S. A. Wood,  G.-J. Marseille, R. Errico,  R. Yang, G. McConaughy,  D. Devenyi,  S. Weygandt, A. Tompkins, T. Jung, V. Anantharaj, C. Hill, P. Fitzpatrick,  F. Weng, T. Zhu, S. Boukabara 2007: Progress in Joint OSSEs, A new nature run and international collaboration, AMS preprint volume for 18th conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Parkcity, UT Amer. Meteor. Soc. 12B.5,.

http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/124080.pdf

Masutani, M. and co authors, 2008: Progress in Joint OSSEs,  New nature runs and international collaboration, Extended abstract, 24th International Laser Rader Conference, Boulder, CO,  S07P-08.

Masutani, M. and co authors 2008: Progress in Joint OSSEs, Three Joint OSSE nature runs and simulation of observation, Extended Abstract,  12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS, New Orleans, LA,  Amer. Meteor. Soc., 15a.2 [Available online at:http://ams.confex.com/ams/88Annual/techprogram/paper_134937.htm]

Masutani, M., L.-P. Riishojgaard, R. Errico, E. Andersson, J. S. Woollen, A. Stoffelen, G.-J. Marseille, O. Reale, Y. Xie, N. Prive, T. Zhu, F. Weng, G. D. Emmitt, T. W. Schlatter, S. J. Lord, S. Greco, S. A. Wood, R. Yang, H. Sun, T. J. Kleespies, and Y. Song 2009: International collaborative Joint OSSEs,Toward reliable and timely assessment of future observing systems, Extended Abstract, The Anthony J. Hollingsworth Symposium, Phoenix, AZ, Amer. Meteor. Soc., P1.2 [Available online at http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/149641.pdf ]

Masutani, M. and co authors 2009:  Expanding collaboration in Joint OSSEs, Extended Abstract, 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, Phoenix, AZ, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 13.2 [Available online athttp://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/149645.pdf]

Masutani, M.  J.S. Woollen, E. Andersson, L.-P. Riishøjgaard, S.J. Lord 2009:
Full OSSEs at NCEP and International Joint OSSE effort, Proceeding, Workshop on diagnostics of data assimilation system performance, ECMWF, [Available online at http://www.ecmwf.int/publications/library/ecpublications/_pdf/workshop/2009/Diagnostics/Masutani.pdf]

Masutani, M., T. W. Schlatter, R. M. Errico, A. Stoffelen, E. Andersson, W. Lahoz, J. S.. Woollen, G. D.Emmitt,L.-P. Riishøjgaard, S. J. Lord, 2010a: Observing System Simulation Experiments. Data Assimilation: Making sense of observations, Lahoz, W., B. Khattatov, R. Menard, Eds., Springer, 647-679.

The final draft of the chapter which describe OSSE  is posted at

http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/JointOSSEs/references/Springer_Data_Assimilation_Ch24_OSSE_Draft.pdf

Masutani, M. and co authrs 2011 : Simulation of observation and calibrations for Joint OSSEs, Extended abstract, 15th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), Seattle, WA, Amer. Meteor. Soc. P199.

[Available online at  http://ams.confex.com/ams/91Annual/webprogram/Manuscript/Paper178667/Extended_Abstract_15IOS-AOLS-P199.pdf ]

Masutani, M. , L.-P. Riishojgaard, J. S.Woollen, S. P. Casey, 2012: Observing System Simulation Experiments at Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, Proc. SPIE 8529, Remote Sensing and Modeling of the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Interactions IV, 85290B (November 8, 2012), Kyoto, Japan; doi:10.1117/12.

Masutani, M., Louis Garand, William Lahoz, Lars Peter Riishøjgaard, Erik Andersson, Yves Rochon, Mikhail Tsyrulnikov, John McConnell, Lidia Cucurull, Yuanfu Xie, Shoken Ishii, Robert Grumbine, Gilbert Brunet, John S. Woollen, Yoshiaki Sato, 2013: Observing System Simulation Experiments: Justifying new Arctic Observation Capabilities, NCEP Office Note 473.

            available at http://www.lib.ncep.noaa.gov/ncepofficenotes/files/on473.pdf

McCarty W, Errico RM, Gelaro R. 2012. Cloud coverage in the joint OSSE nature run. Mon. Weather Rev. 140: 1863–1871.

Nolan, D. S., R. Atlas, K. T. Bhetia, and L. R. Bucci, 2013: Development and validation of a hurricane nature run using the joint OSSE nature run and the WRF model, J. Adv. Modeling Earth Systems, 5, 382-404.

Prive, N., Y. Xie, T. W. Schlatter, M. Masutani, R. Atlas, Y. Song, J. Woollen, and S. Koch 2009: Observing System Simulation Experiments for Unmanned Aircraft Systems: preliminary efforts, Extended Abstract, 13th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), Amer. Meteor. Soc, 13.3. [Available on line athttp://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/145313.pdf]

Prive, N.,  Y. Xie, S. Mackaro, S. Koch, 2009:Observing System Simulation Experiments: Preliminary Report on the Impact of Unmanned Aircraft System Observations on Atlantic Hurricane Forecasts, NOAA/ESRL UAS OSSE report to NOAA UAS programme.

     http://laps.noaa.gov/osse/OSSEreport.final.pdf

Prive N. C. , Errico R.M., Tai K-S. 2012. Validation of the forecast skill of the Global Modeling andAssimilation Office Observing System Simulation Experiment. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. DOI:10.1002/qj.2029

Privé , Nikki C., Yuanfu Xie, John S. Woollen, Steven E. Koch, Robert Atlas and  Robbie E. Hood^,  2013: Evaluation of the Earth Systems Research Laboratory’s global Observing System Simulation Experiment system, Tellus A 2013, 65, 19011, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v65i0.19011

Prive N. C. and R. M. Errico, 2013:The role of model and initial condition error in numerical weather forecasting investigated with an observing system simulation experiment . Tellus A, 65, 21740, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v65i0.21740

Prive, N., R. M. Errico , Tai K-S. 2012. Validation of the forecast skill of the Global Modeling andAssimilation Office Observing System Simulation Experiment. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. DOI:10.1002/qj.2029

Prive, N., Y. F. Xie, J. Woollen, S. Koch, R. Atlas, and R. Hood, 2013: Evaluation of the Earth  System Research Laboratory (ESRL) Global Observing System Simulation Experiment (OSSE) System. Tellus A, 65.

Prive N. C. , R. M. Errico, and G. Wei, 2014: Use of an OSSE to evaluate background-error covariances estimated by the NMC method, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. DOI:10.1002/qj.2384

Reale O., J. Terry, M. Masutani, E. Andersson, L. P. Riishojgaard, J. C. Jusem (2007), Preliminary evaluation of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts' (ECMWF) Nature Run over the tropical Atlantic and African monsoon region, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L22810, doi:10.1029/2007GL031640.

http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2007.../2007GL031640.shtml

Riishojgaard, L.P., Z. Ma, M. Masutani, J. S.Woollen, G. D. Emmitt, S. A. Wood, and S. Greco, 2012: Observation System Simulation Experiments for a Global Wind Observing Sounder. Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L17805, doi:10.1029/2012GL051814.

Rochon, Y., et al., 2012: Observation system simulation experiments for the PREMIER mission. Proceedings of the 5^th WMO Workshop on the impact of various observing systems on NWP, Sedona, AZ. Available at www.wmo.int.

Zhang, L. and Z. Pu, 2010: An Observing System Simulation Experiment (OSSE) to assess the impact of Doppler wind lidar (DWL) measurements on the numerical simulation of a tropical cyclone, Advances in Meteorology, Vol. 2010, Article ID 743863, 14pp, doi:10.1155/2010/743863

Zhu, T., F. Weng, M. Masutani, and J. S. Woollen, 2012: Synthetic radiance simulation and evaluation for a Joint Observing System Simulation Experiment, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D23111, doi:10.1029/2012JD017697

[Papers based on T213 Nature run produced by ECMWF in 1993]

Becker, B. D., H. Roquet, and A. Stoffelen 1996: A simulated future atmospheric observation database including ATOVS, ASCAT, and DWL. BAMS, 77, 2279-2294.

http://ams.allenpress.com/archive/1520-0477/77/10/pdf/i1520-0477-77-10-2279.pdf

Errico, R.M., R. Yang, M. Masutani, M., and J. Woollen, 2007: The Estimation of Analysis Error Characteristics Using an Observation System Simulation Experiment, . Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 16, 695-708. DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2007/0242

Errico, Ronald  et al 2006: The use of an OSSE to estimate characteristics of analysis error.  Presentation at EMC seminar

http://wwwt.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/seminars/presentations/2006/Errico.ncep.060905.ppt

Masutani, M., J. S. Woollen, S. J. Lord, G. D. Emmitt,  T. J. Kleespies, S. A. Wood, S. Greco, H. Sun, J. Terry, V. Kapoor, R. Treadon, K. A. Campana (2010), Observing system simulation experiments at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D07101, doi:10.1029/2009JD012528. http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2010/2009JD012528.shtml

Wood, S., G. Emmitt and S. Greco, 2000: DLSM: A coherent and direct detection lidar simulation model for simulating space-based and aircraft-based lidar winds.  Proceedings SPIE’s 14th Annual International Symposium Aerospace Defense Sensing, Simulation and Controls, Orlando, FL.

Lord, S.J., M. Masutani, J. S. Woollen, J. C. Derber, R. Atlas, J. Terry, G. D. Emmitt, S. A. Wood, S. Greco, T. J. Kleespies, 2001a: Observing System Simulation Experiments for NPOESS, AMS Preprint volume the Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems. 14-19 January 2001, Albuquerque, NM 168-173.

Marseille, G.J., and A. Stoffelen 2003: “Simulation of wind profiles from a space-borne Doppler wind lidar, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 129, pp. 3079-3098.

Marseille, G.J., Stoffelen, A., Barkmeijer, J., 2006: Prediction Improvement of Extreme Weather (PIEW) ESA contract report.

http://www.knmi.nl/~marseill/publications/fulltexts/piew_finalreport.pdf

Marseille, G.J., Stoffelen, A., Barkmeijer J. , 2008a, Sensitivity Observing System Experiment (SOSE) - A New Effective NWP-based Tool in Designing the Global Observing System, Tellus, 60A, 216–233.

Marseille, G.J., Stoffelen, A., Barkmeijer J. , 2008b, Impact Assessment of Prospective Space-Borne Doppler Wind Lidar Observation Scenarios, Tellus, 60A, 234-248.

Marseille, G.J., Stoffelen, A., Barkmeijer J. , 2008c, A Cycled Sensitivity Observing System Experiment on Simulated Doppler Wind Lidar Data during the 1999 Christmas Storm "Martin" , Tellus, 60A, 249-260.

Masutani, M. K. Campana, S. Lord, and S.-K. Yang 1999: Note on Cloud Cover of the  ECMWF nature run  used for OSSE/NPOESS project. NCEP Office Note No.427

http://wwwt.ncep.noaa.gov/officenotes/NOAA-NPM-NCEPON-0006/01408B76.pdf

http://www.lib.ncep.noaa.gov/ncepofficenotes/files/on475.pdf

Stoffelen, A., G. J. Marseille, F. Bouttier, D. Vasiljevic, S. De Haan And C. Cardinali  2006:ADM-Aeolus Doppler wind lidar Observing System Simulation Experiment,  Quar.J.Roy. Metorol. Soc. , 619, 1927-1948

Wood, S., G. Emmitt and S. Greco, 2000: DLSM: A coherent and direct detection lidar simulation model for simulating space-based and aircraft-based lidar winds.  Proceedings SPIE’s 14th Annual International Symposium Aerospace Defense Sensing, Simulation and Controls, Orlando, FL.

Woollen, J. S., M. Masutani, Y. Song, S. Toth, and G. D. Emmitt, 2006: Adaptive targeting OSSEs for planning a space-based Doppler Wind Lidar, AMS preprint volume for 10^th IOAS-AOLS, Atlant, GA, 30 January-2 February, 2006, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1161.3609

Woollen, J. S., M. Masutani, H. Sun, Y. Song, G. D. Emmitt, Z. Toth, S. J. Lord, and Y. Xie 2008:  Observing Systems Simulation Experiments at NCEP,  OSSEs for realistic adaptive targeted DWL Uniform observation and AIRS. Extended abstract, Symposium on Recent Developments in Atmospheric Applications of Radar and Lidar, New Orleans, LA, Amer. Meteor.Soc.. P1.7. [Available online at http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/133682.pdf]