MIRS Status
Updates to First-Guess and CLW Retrievals
K. Garrett and S.-A. BoukabaraMiRS Meeting
October 3, 2008
MIRS NOAA-18 T Perfs
• Previous FG
• MIRS (FG used as FG only, CLW FG from climate)
Mean Bias Standard Dev.
MIRS NOAA-18 T Perfs
• New FG
• MIRS (FG used as FG only, with CLW FG)
Mean Bias Standard Dev.
MIRS NOAA-18 Q Perfs
• Previous FG
• MIRS (FG used as FG only, CLW FG from climate)
Mean Bias % Standard Dev. %
MIRS NOAA-18 Q Perfs
• New FG
• MIRS (FG used as FG only, with CLW FG)
Mean Bias % Standard Dev. %
MIRS SSMIS T Perfs
• Previous FG
• MIRS (FG used as FG only, CLW FG from climate)
Mean Bias Standard Dev.
MIRS SSMIS T Perfs
• New FG
• MIRS (FG used as FG only, with CLW FG)
Mean Bias Standard Dev.
MIRS SSMIS Q Perfs
• Previous FG
• MIRS (FG used as FG only, CLW FG from climate)
Mean Bias % Standard Dev. %
MIRS SSMIS Q Perfs
• New FG
• MIRS (FG used as FG only, with CLW FG)
Mean Bias % Standard Dev. %
MIRS N18 CLWECMWF CLW MIRS LWP
MIRS: No CLW FG
MIRS N18 CLWECMWF CLW MIRS LWP
MIRS: with CLW FG
MIRS SSMIS CLWECMWF CLW MIRS LWP
MIRS: No CLW FG
MIRS SSMIS CLWECMWF CLW MIRS LWP
MIRS: with CLW FG
Chs. 8,17,18 OFF