| Abstract: | Based on the GRAPES-MESO hybrid En-3 DVAR(Ensemble three-dimension hybrid data assimilation for Global/Regional Assimilation and Prediction system) constructed by China Meteorological Administration, a 7-day simulation(from 10 July 2015 to 16 July 2015) is conducted for horizontal localization scales. 48 h forecasts have been designed for each test, and seven different horizontal localization scales of 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1250, 1500 and 1750 km are set. The 7-day simulation results show that the optimal horizontal localization scales over the Tibetan Plateau and the plain area are 1500 km and 1000 km, respectively. As a result, based on the GRAPES-MESO hybrid En-3 DVAR, a topography-dependent horizontal localization scale scheme(hereinafter referred to as GRAPES-MESO hybrid En-3 DVAR-TD-HLS) has been constructed. The data assimilation and forecast experiments have been implemented by GRAPES-MESO hybrid En-3 DVAR, 3 DVAR and GRAPES-MESO hybrid En-3 DVAR-TD-HLS, and then the analysis and forecast field of these three systems are compared. The results show that the analysis field and forecast field within 30 h of GRAPES-MESO hybrid En-3 DVAR-TD-HLS are better than those of the other two data assimilation systems. Particularly in the analysis field, the root mean square error(RMSE) of u_wind and v_wind in the entire vertical levels is significantly less than that of the other two systems. The time series of total RMSE indicate, in the 6-30 h forecast range, that the forecast result of En-3 DVAR-TD-HLS is better than that of the other two systems, but the En-3 DVAR and 3 DVAR are equivalent in terms of their forecast skills. The 36-48 h forecasts of three data assimilation systems have similar forecast skill. |
