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Meteorologisk Institutt met.no
Operational atmosphere models at met.no
Status and future directionsJon Albretsen, Jørn Kristiansen and Morten Køltzow
OPNet meeting, Highland,
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The main models at met.no:
HIRLAM20/HIRLAM10
Ocean models UM
Other HIRLAM based systems and set-ups
STATUS October 2007
What about the future?
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Main model: HIRLAM20
• Version: 6.4.2• Horizontal resolution: 0.2dg, 40 vertical levels• Forecast start: 00,06,12,18 UTC• Forecast length: +60h• Generation of Initial field: 3D-var + indep. surface
analysis• Lateral boundaries: ECMWF forecasts
• Why HIRLAM20: – Cover areas where met.no has forecasting responsibility – give high quality forecasts– provide forcing data to other met.no models
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Main model: HIRLAM10
• Version: 6.4.2 • Horizontal resolution: 0.1dg, 40 vertical levels• Forecast start: 00,12 UTC• Forecast range: +66t• Generation of initial field: interpolation from H20 analysis• Lateral boundaries: ECMWF forecasts
• Why HIRLAM10: – Finer horizontal resolution gives better quality on forecasts– Decrease the grid resolution ratio when nesting fine scale models– A smaller domain also allows high quality lateral boundaries
(ECMWF) close to Norway
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The new main model set-up:
• HIRLAM12 (version 7.1.2)– 12km resolution, 60 vertical levels– Forecast start: 00,06,12,18 UTC +60h– 3D-var analyses, lateral boundaries from ECMWF– Identical domain as HIRLAM20
• HIRLAM08 (version 7.1.2) – 8km horizontal resolution, 60 vertical levels– Forecast start: 00,06,12,18 UTC +66h– 3D-var analyses, lateral boundaries from ECMWF– Identical domain as HIRLAM10
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New main model set-up and quality
Summarized results for August and September 2007:
MSLP: Day 1: similar in qualityDay 2: H10/08 slightly better than
H20/H12 After 48h: H08 shows less skill
T2m: Less systematic error- with increasing resolution
- with version 7.1.2
FF10m: Increased wind strength in new version.
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More HIRLAM• HIRLAM4
– Forecasts at 00 and 12 UTC
• NORLAMEPS – Forecasts at 18 UTC (HIRLAM20)
• R&D– Assimilation and surface analyses– NORLAMEPS – Coupling HIRLAM to a ocean wave model (WAM)– HARMONIE
• Hirlam Aladin Regional/Meso-scale Operational Nwp In Europe • Non-hydrostatic (1-5km horizontal resolution)
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Future plans within the HIRLAM co-operation
• HIRLAM– 10km and coarser
• HARMONIE – ARPEGE/IFS (Cycle 32t2) – physical parameterization with ALADIN, ALARO,
HIRLAM physics (HIRALD) or AROME physics – Non-hydrostatic – high resolution!– Available for operational use within 2009 – Focus on user friendliness
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UM1; air quality prediction (AirQUIS)
UM1; forecasting airport turbulence
(Simra) Værnes=Værnes+Vær
nes
UM4 (large domain) H20/H10 (H8) D+6000,12UTC
OPR and EXP UM1 (small domains)
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UM4 operational status
• Delayed– Surface temperature cold bias in snow covered
regions – Convection too active
• Operational status soon– The initial fields will probably improve with
HIRLAM8– Cold bias; work in progress (UKMO tiger team,
met.no), improved snow scheme is introduced– Targeted diffusion of moisture may be a
solution
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UM1
• “Hardangerbrua” showed good results compared to observations (met.no report 07/2006)
• “Western” showed realistic fields • Slight improvement w.r.t. MM5 (met.no
report 8/2007)• But noisy and/or unrealistic temperature
fields– related to the (~1km resol.) land use data (e.g.
“grass cold, urban warm”)
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UM: Plans possibilities priorities
• UM1: fewer but larger domains• UM is easy to use, has a good user interface,
several physics options, i.e. well suited for small projects like “Hardangerbrua” and “Western”
• Australia and South-Africa are, as Norway, part of the UM operational user group (meetings - science workshops)
• External data sources (ancillaries) can be included, e.g. land-use on 90m
• UM as a stand alone model system• UM data assimilation
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All models and set-ups are important to cover all possible
needs in daily production of skillful forecasts at met.no:
• HIRLAM20/10 shows high skill for MSLP in areas covered by the met.no forecast responsibility
• UM shows high skill on wind (mountain, coast)• HIRLAM shows good quality in forecasting temperature• Increased resolution in HIRLAM shows less systematic errors in
temperature • UM shows realistic patterns for topography steered and
convective precipitation • HIRLAM is important in forecasting Polar Lows • Atmospheric, ocean and wave models covering coastal areas
and adjacent seas are in particular important for search-and-rescue and oil-drift forecasting
• High quality forecasts on wind and MSLP are important for accurate predictions of sea level
• HIRLAM20/10 data is used as driving data for several model set ups
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ECMWFDeterministic forecast
Ensemble Prediction System
Monthly forecast
Seasonal forecast
T799 L91 T399 L62 T159 L62 T159 L62
Approx. 20km
Approx. 40km
1.125 deg 1.125 deg
10 days 10 days (15) 32 days 6 months
Twice daily Twice daily Once a week Once a month
1 member 51 members 51 members 51 members• Analysis in IFS: 4DVar• Ocean model coupled in monthly/seasonal forecasts: HOPE (Hamburg Ocean Primitive Equation Model from MPI)• Hor. resolution lower in extratropics and higher in equatorial region• 29 levels in the vertical
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Common Models & Methods inR&D and Operational Use
• Important aspects– Easy to use
• documentation, implementation, modification– Well known data formats (I/O)
• netCDF, GRIB– Associated graphical tools
• DIANA, GrADS, MetView – Associated verification/analysis procedures– CPU efficient (at least potentially)
• CPU resources for R&D are limited– International and national collaboration– Results of high scientific quality
• Synergy– High level of expertise– Enhanced problem solving– Leading role in projects– Attracts high quality staff
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Ocean forecasting
The following applications generate forecasts today:
WAM-50km : waves : 4#/dayWAM-10km : waves : 2#/daySWAN-500m : waves (Trondheim fjord) : 2#/dayStormsurge-20km : sea level from surge : 2#/dayArctic-20km: sea level from surge, currents, hydrography, sea ice : 1#/day Nordic-4km : total sea level, currents, hydrography : 2#/dayNordic-4km_noatm : sea level from tides : 2#/dayNseaSkag-1.5km : total sea level, currents, hydrography : 1#/day Oslofjord-300m : total sea level, currents, hydrography : 1#/day Westcoast-200m : total sea level, currents, hydrography : 1#/day Ofotfjord-500m : total sea level, currents, hydrography : 1#/day NorthSea-20km : total sea level, currents, hydrography, biogeoche. : 1#/day NorthSea-4km : total sea level, currents, hydrography, biogeoche. : 1#/day
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Ocean forecasting
The list may be replaced by the following applications:
WAM-10km : wavesSWAN-500m : waves (Trondheim fjord) + several small domains
Arctic-20km: total sea level, currents, hydrography, sea ice, biogeoche.Nordic-4km : total sea level, currents, hydrography, sea ice, biogeoche.(Nordic-4km_noatm : sea level from tides)NseaSkag-1.5km : total sea level, currents, hydrography + more 1.5km domains
(Barent Sea)Oslofjord-300m : total sea level, currents, hydrographyWestcoast-200m : total sea level, currents, hydrographyOfotfjord-500m : total sea level, currents, hydrography
+ several small domains
• MIPOM is the ocean model used operationally and is planned to be substituted by ROMS
• Parallel operational runs with MIPOM and ROMS are necessary• The TOPAZ system (HYCOM and EnKF) will be run operationally from 2008 (MERSEA)
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Validation of ocean forecastsExamples of ongoing validation of results from the Arctic-20km model:
Operational validation of:
• Wave height (buoys)• Sea level (deterministic and EPS)• SST (OSISAF)• Sea Ice conc. (OSISAF)• Ice drift (buoys)
Examples of ongoing validation of results from the WAM-10km model:
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Why substitute MIPOM with ROMS
Current speed PDF Current direction PDF
Comparison between current measurements and model results:
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Why substitute MIPOM with ROMS
Why stick to MIPOM:
• Well known at met.no• Well adjusted for Nordic seas (validates well in many aspects)• Relatively inexpensive computationally
Why switch to ROMS:
• MIPOM is unsupported by other agencies• A community model with developers based at the Rutgers University (and with
several contributors)• Main ocean model at IMR, already co-operating within several projects• More advanced numerics• Large potential for coupling to atmospheric, wave and biogeochemical models
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UKMO – met.no, experiences
• UKMO collaboration group (as of spring 2007)– George Pankiewicz - External collaboration manager – Glenn Greed - External collaboration support scientist– Both in Exeter
• Improved contact with the UKMO – Exeter based instead of Reading– Glenn is both a problem solver and contact person– Formalized research plan– UKMO eager to solve problems and develop the model – We have identified problems unknown to UMKO– International collaboration
• Challenges– UKMO not very keen on revealing all the (past and present)
problems – met.no uses a different supercomputer (IBM) than UKMO (NEC)– The code management is confusing (a structure change is
planed, though)
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- air quality forecasts from UM alone, i.e. not AirQUIS
- one way coupling with fine scale ocean models (Vestfjorden,
Trondheimsleia, Vestlandet og Oslofjorden)
- interest from aviation meteorologists
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What about the future?
1) Can one model/model system cover all our needs? – HIRLAM/HARMONIE, UM, WRF, … – Pros:
• Easier maintenance and less technical work• Resources can be allocated to meteorological
improvements• The system contains models suited for different
scales and with somewhat different qualities – Cons:
• The system may contain errors present in all models in the system
• Do we get more vulnerable?– Only knowledge of one model– What if the collaboration fails?
•Operational use vs R&D“Short time” vs “long time” (cf. Øyeblikkets tyranni, Thomas Hylland Eriksen)
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What about the future?
2) Multi-model approach?– HIRLAM/HARMONIE & UM & WRF & …..
• Pros:– More realistic to get high quality forecasts for all parameters– Increased knowledge about model uncertainties – Not dependent on one model, and one international collaboration– Heideman et al. (1993): for an individual forecaster “the relation between
information and skill in forecasting weather is complex (…) greater improvement in forecasting might be obtained be devoting resources to improving the use of information over and above those needed to increase the amount of information”
– However, predictions are generally improved by utilizing more than one (subjective/forecaster or objective/model) decision-making system!
• Cons:– More resources are used to maintenance and technical work, less
resources available for meteorological improvements. – High dependency on key personnel (#persons/#models, where
#persons=const.)