A North American Hourly Assimilation and Model Forecast Cycle: The Rapid Refresh

G. Benjamin, Stanley; S. Weygandt, Stephen; M. Brown, John; Hu, Ming; R. Alexander, Curtis; G. Smirnova, Tatiana; B. Olson, Joseph; James, Eric; C. Dowell, David; Grell, Georg; Lin, Haidao; E. Peckham, Steven; Lorraine Smith, Tracy; R. Moninger, W.; S. Kenyon, Jaymes; S. Manikin, Geoffrey

doi:10.1175/mwr-d-15-0242.1

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A North American Hourly Assimilation and Model Forecast Cycle: The Rapid Refresh

Published in Monthly Weather Review • Dec 21, 2015

Authors:

Stanley G. Benjamin

Stephen S. Weygandt

John M. Brown

Abstract

Abstract The Rapid Refresh (RAP), an hourly updated assimilation and model forecast system, replaced the Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) as an operational regional analysis and forecast system among the suite of models at the NOAA/National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) in 2012. The need for a...

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Data assimilation

Weather Research and Forecasting Model

Meteorology

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