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Growth rate and vertical propagation of the initial error in baroclinic models

Bengtsson, L. (1978) Growth rate and vertical propagation of the initial error in baroclinic models. Tellus, 30 (4). pp. 323-334. ISSN 0040-2826

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1111/j.2153-3490.1978.tb00847.x

Abstract/Summary

The present study investigates the growth of error in baroclinic waves. It is found that stable or neutral waves are particularly sensitive to errors in the initial condition. Short stable waves are mainly sensitive to phase errors and the ultra long waves to amplitude errors. Analysis simulation experiments have indicated that the amplitudes of the very long waves become usually too small in the free atmosphere, due to the sparse and very irregular distribution of upper air observations. This also applies to the four-dimensional data assimilation experiments, since the amplitudes of the very long waves are usually underpredicted. The numerical experiments reported here show that if the very long waves have these kinds of amplitude errors in the upper troposphere or lower stratosphere the error is rapidly propagated (within a day or two) to the surface and to the lower troposphere.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Meteorology
ID Code:31688

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