Articles | Volume 14, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-1295-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-1295-2021
Development and technical paper
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10 Mar 2021
Development and technical paper |  | 10 Mar 2021

Applying a new integrated mass-flux adjustment filter in rapid update cycling of convective-scale data assimilation for the COSMO model (v5.07)

Yuefei Zeng, Alberto de Lozar, Tijana Janjic, and Axel Seifert

Model code and software

Applying a new integrated mass-flux adjustment filter in rapid update cycling of convective-scale data assimilation Yuefei Zeng https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4023988

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A new integrated mass-flux adjustment filter is introduced and examined with an idealized setup for convective-scale radar data assimilation. It is found that the new filter slightly reduces the accuracy of background and analysis states; however, it preserves the main structure of cold pools and primary mesocyclone properties of supercells. More importantly, it successfully diminishes the imbalance in the analysis considerably and improves the forecasts.