The adaptive observation is a quite new subject in meteorology: it has a
few dozen years.
This observing approach of the atmosphere is to control and modulate
some components of the systems that collect data in the atmosphere.
The idea is that the information collected by the controlled (or
changed) system is more useful to the numerical weather prediction
systems than a standard observing system.
Thus, the theoretical framework of adaptive observation is the
optimization of systems and data assimilation, in particular.
Quite naturally, the concept of adaptive observation is very close from
the notion of predictability in meteorology.
The adaptive observer is not really a way to control the predictability
which is mainly an intrinsic quality of the fluid.
However, it can help in reducing the effects of low predictability by
optimally constraining the uncertainties in the initial conditions of
the subsequent forecast.
In the articles on this subject, we present a fairly general overview of
adaptive observation and its related concepts, especially in terms of
implementation.
For more details, we invite the well informed reader to read the
scientific references cited at the end of the articles.
This section presents daily computations of sensitivity analysis.
Sensitivity of Moisture and meridional wind at the final time with respect to wind and temperature at the initial time are calculated.
Sensitivity of 850 hPa Moisture wrt to : 850 hPa moisture 850 hPa (...)
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The Kalman Filter Sensitivity method is used to compute the sensitive areas that are defined as follows.
Case A: Lead-time is 42h, optimization is 24h.
Case B: Lead-time is 54h, optimization is 18h.
Case C: Lead-time is 66h, optimization is (...)
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by Alexis Doerenbecher and Fabien Bernard
published in the Météo-France 2012 Research Report (ISSN : 2116-438X)
During the Special Observing Period (SOP ) number 1 (SOP1) of HyMeX (Hydrological cycle in the Mediterranean eXperiment), about fifteen Boundary Layer (...)
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by Alexis Doerenbecher
published in the Météo-France 2013 Research Report (ISSN : 2116-438X)
Some 30 CNES (French National Center for Space Studies) instrumented boundary layer pressurized balloons were deployed during the HyMeX (Hydrological cycle in the (...)
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by Marie Mazoyer and Philippe Arbogast
published in the Météo-France 2018 Research Report (ISSN : 2116-4541)
Warm Conveyor Belts (WCBs) are dynamically important airstreams in mid-latitude cyclones. They correspond to the ascent of warm and humid air masses from the lower (...)
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