Mike Natoli
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NWS Meteorologist | Snow lover, wind tolerator, heat hater | 📍🦬 | Previously 🦀🐢🐏
Reposted by Mike Natoli
From knowledgeable scientists we’ve talked to, RAOBs have the second largest increase in error for upper air metrics when removed, behind aircraft data.
On average, losing RAOBs will decrease mesoscale NWP forecast skill.
doi.org/10.1175/2009...
doi.org/10.1175/MWR-...
doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...
On average, losing RAOBs will decrease mesoscale NWP forecast skill.
doi.org/10.1175/2009...
doi.org/10.1175/MWR-...
doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...
Relative Short-Range Forecast Impact from Aircraft, Profiler, Radiosonde, VAD, GPS-PW, METAR, and Mesonet Observations via the RUC Hourly Assimilation Cycle
Abstract An assessment is presented on the relative forecast impact on the performance of a numerical weather prediction model from eight different observation data types: aircraft, profiler, radioson...
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March 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
From knowledgeable scientists we’ve talked to, RAOBs have the second largest increase in error for upper air metrics when removed, behind aircraft data.
On average, losing RAOBs will decrease mesoscale NWP forecast skill.
doi.org/10.1175/2009...
doi.org/10.1175/MWR-...
doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...
On average, losing RAOBs will decrease mesoscale NWP forecast skill.
doi.org/10.1175/2009...
doi.org/10.1175/MWR-...
doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...
