Articles | Volume 17, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-3599-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-3599-2024
Development and technical paper
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03 May 2024
Development and technical paper |  | 03 May 2024

Assimilation of GNSS tropospheric gradients into the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model version 4.4.1

Rohith Thundathil, Florian Zus, Galina Dick, and Jens Wickert

Data sets

Assimilation of GNSS Tropospheric Gradients into the Weather Research and Forecasting Model Version 4.4.1 Rohith Muraleedharan Thundathil et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10276429

Model code and software

Assimilation of GNSS Tropospheric Gradients into the Weather Research and Forecasting Model Version 4.4.1 Rohith Muraleedharan Thundathil et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10276429

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Short summary
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) provides moisture observations through its densely distributed ground station network. In this research, we assimilate a new type of observation called tropospheric gradient observations, which has never been incorporated into a weather model. We develop a forward operator for gradient-based observations and conduct an assimilation impact study. The study shows significant improvements in the model's humidity fields.