ESSIC/CISESS Ross N. Hoffman is first author on a new paper in the Royal Meteorological Society’s Quarterly Journal titled “A collocation study of atmospheric motion vectors (AMVs) compared to Aeolus wind profiles with a feature track correction (FTC) observation operator”. Hoffman’s co-authors include ESSIC/CISESS post-doctoral Associate Katherine Lukens and Associate Professor Kayo Ide. Also credited on this paper is Kevin Garrett, JCSDA Associate Director / STAR Physical Scientist.
In the study, the researchers propose a new method to apply an empirical feature track correction (FTC) in a new observation operator for atmospheric motion vectors (AMVs). In the new method, the FTC AMV observation operator determines the background estimate of the observed AMV vector wind, adjusting the background profile by determining an optimal height adjustment, averaging the profile over a layer of optimal thickness, and applying a linear correction to the averaged profile wind.
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