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Update observation yamls for atmosphere var and local ensemble DA (#21)
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This PR updates observation templates use by the variational and local
ensemble atmosphere applications. The following changes are included in
this PR
- updating radiance bias correction keywords
- renaming templates to match bufr2ioda converter names
- adding observation templates for lgetkf

Resolves #20
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# Observation Space (I/O)
# -----------------------
obs space:
name: Aircraft
distribution:
name: Halo
halo size: 1250e3
obsdatain:
engine:
type: H5File
obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"
obsgrouping:
group variables: ["stationIdentification"]
sort variable: "pressure"
sort order: "descending"
obsdataout:
engine:
type: H5File
obsfile: "{{atmosphere_obsdataout_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdataout_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atmosphere_obsdataout_suffix}}"
io pool:
max pool size: 1
simulated variables: [windEastward, windNorthward, airTemperature, specificHumidity]
#

# Observation Operator
# --------------------
obs operator:
name: VertInterp
#

# Observation Filters (QC)
# ------------------------
obs filters:
# Observation Range Sanity Check
- filter: Bounds Check
filter variables:
- name: airTemperature
minvalue: 195
maxvalue: 327
action:
name: reject
#
- filter: Bounds Check
filter variables:
- name: specificHumidity
minvalue: 1.0E-7
maxvalue: 0.034999999
action:
name: reject
#
- filter: Bounds Check
filter variables:
- name: windEastward
- name: windNorthward
minvalue: -130
maxvalue: 130
action:
name: reject
#
- filter: Bounds Check
filter variables:
- name: windEastward
- name: windNorthward
test variables:
- name: ObsFunction/Velocity
maxvalue: 130.0
action:
name: reject
# Reject when pressure is less than 126 mb.
- filter: Bounds Check
filter variables:
- name: windEastward
- name: windNorthward
test variables:
- name: MetaData/pressure
minvalue: 12600
action:
name: reject
#
# Reject all obs with PreQC mark already set above 3
# - filter: PreQC
# maxvalue: 3
# action:
# name: reject
#
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Wind
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Begin by assigning all ObsError to a constant value. These will get overwritten (as needed) for specific types.
- filter: Perform Action
filter variables:
- name: windEastward
- name: windNorthward
action:
name: assign error
error parameter: 2.0 # 2.0 m/s
# Assign intial ObsError specific to AIREP/ACARS
- filter: Perform Action
filter variables:
- name: windEastward
- name: windNorthward
action:
name: assign error
error parameter: 3.6 # 3.6 m/s
where:
- variable:
name: ObsType/windEastward
is_in: 230
# Assign intial ObsError specific to AMDAR
- filter: Perform Action
filter variables:
- name: windEastward
- name: windNorthward
action:
name: assign error
error parameter: 3.0 # 3.0 m/s
where:
- variable:
name: ObsType/windEastward
is_in: 231
# Assign intial ObsError specific to MDCRS
- filter: Perform Action
filter variables:
- name: windEastward
- name: windNorthward
action:
name: assign error
error parameter: 2.5 # 2.5 m/s
where:
- variable:
name: ObsType/windEastward
is_in: 233
#
- filter: Perform Action
filter variables:
- name: windEastward
- name: windNorthward
action:
name: assign error
error function:
name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
options:
xvar:
name: MetaData/pressure
xvals: [100000, 95000, 80000, 65000, 60000, 55000, 50000, 45000, 40000,
35000, 30000, 25000, 20000, 15000, 10000] #Pressure (Pa)
errors: [1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.3, 2.6, 2.8, 3.0, 3.2, 2.7,
2.4, 2.1]
# Assign the initial ObsError, based on height/pressure for RECON aircraft
- filter: Perform Action
filter variables:
- name: windEastward
- name: windNorthward
action:
name: assign error
error function:
name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
options:
xvar:
name: MetaData/pressure
xvals: [70000, 65000, 60000, 55000, 50000, 45000, 40000, 35000, 30000, 25000,
20000, 15000, 10000, 7500, 5000]
errors: [2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.95, 3.1, 3.25, 3.4, 3.175, 2.95, 2.725,
2.5, 2.6, 2.7]
where:
- variable:
name: ObsType/windEastward
is_in: 232
# Reject when difference of wind direction is more than 50 degrees.
- filter: Bounds Check
filter variables:
- name: windEastward
- name: windNorthward
test variables:
- name: ObsFunction/WindDirAngleDiff
options:
minimum_uv: 3.5
maxvalue: 50.0
action:
name: reject
defer to post: true
# When multiple obs exist within a single vertical model level, inflate ObsError
# - filter: Perform Action
# filter variables:
# - name: windEastward
# action:
# name: inflate error
# inflation variable:
# name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorConventional
# options:
# test QCflag: PreQC
# inflate variables: [windEastward]
# defer to post: true
#
# - filter: Perform Action
# filter variables:
# - name: windNorthward
# action:
# name: inflate error
# inflation variable:
# name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorConventional
# options:
# test QCflag: PreQC
# inflate variables: [windNorthward]
# defer to post: true
#
# Gross error check with (O - B) / ObsError greater than threshold.
- filter: Background Check
filter variables:
- name: windEastward
- name: windNorthward
threshold: 6.0
absolute threshold: 19.0
action:
name: reject
#
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Temperature
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Begin by assigning all ObsError to a constant value. These will get overwritten for specific types.
- filter: Perform Action
filter variables:
- name: airTemperature
action:
name: assign error
error parameter: 2.0 # 2.0 K
# Assign the initial observation error, based on pressure (for AIREP/ACARS; itype=130)
- filter: Perform Action
filter variables:
- name: airTemperature
action:
name: assign error
error function:
name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
options:
xvar:
name: MetaData/pressure
xvals: [100000, 95000, 90000, 85000, 80000]
errors: [2.5, 2.3, 2.1, 1.9, 1.7]
where:
- variable:
name: ObsType/airTemperature
is_in: 130
# Assign the initial observation error, based on pressure (for AMDAR and MDCRS; itype=131,133)
- filter: Perform Action
filter variables:
- name: airTemperature
action:
name: assign error
error function:
name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
options:
xvar:
name: MetaData/pressure
xvals: [100000, 95000, 90000, 85000, 80000]
errors: [1.4706, 1.3529, 1.2353, 1.1176, 1.0]
where:
- variable:
name: ObsType/airTemperature
is_in: 131,133
# Assign the initial observation error, based on pressure (for RECON aircraft; itype=132)
- filter: Perform Action
filter variables:
- name: airTemperature
action:
name: assign error
error function:
name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
options:
xvar:
name: MetaData/pressure
xvals: [100000, 95000, 90000, 85000, 35000, 30000, 25000, 20000, 15000,
10000, 7500, 5000, 4000, 3200, 2000, 1000]
errors: [1.2, 1.1, 0.9, 0.8, 0.8, 0.9, 1.2, 1.2, 1.0, 0.8, 0.8, 0.9, 0.95,
1.0, 1.25, 1.5]
where:
- variable:
name: ObsType/airTemperature
is_in: 132
# When multiple obs exist within a single vertical model level, inflate ObsError
# - filter: Perform Action
# filter variables:
# - name: airTemperature
# action:
# name: inflate error
# inflation variable:
# name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorConventional
# options:
# test QCflag: PreQC
# inflate variables: [airTemperature]
# defer to post: true
# Gross error check with (O - B) / ObsError greater than threshold.
- filter: Background Check
filter variables:
- name: airTemperature
threshold: 7.0
absolute threshold: 8.0
action:
name: reject
#
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Moisture
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Assign the initial observation error, based on height/pressure ONLY MDCRS
- filter: Perform Action
filter variables:
- name: specificHumidity
action:
name: assign error
error function:
name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorModelStepwiseLinear
options:
xvar:
name: MetaData/pressure
xvals: [110000, 105000, 100000, 95000, 90000, 85000, 80000, 75000, 70000,
65000, 60000, 55000, 50000, 45000, 40000, 35000, 30000, 25000, 20000,
15000, 10000, 7500, 5000, 4000, 3000]
errors: [.19455, .19062, .18488, .17877, .17342, .16976, .16777, .16696,
.16605, .16522, .16637, .17086, .17791, .18492, .18996, .19294, .19447,
.19597, .19748, .19866, .19941, .19979, .19994, .19999, .2]
scale_factor_var: ObsValue/specificHumidity
where:
- variable:
name: ObsType/specificHumidity
is_in: 133
# When multiple obs exist within a single vertical model level, inflate ObsError
# - filter: Perform Action
# filter variables:
# - name: specificHumidity
# action:
# name: inflate error
# inflation variable:
# name: ObsFunction/ObsErrorFactorConventional
# options:
# test QCflag: PreQC
# inflate variables: [specificHumidity]
# defer to post: true
# Gross error check with (O - B) / ObsError greater than threshold.
- filter: Background Check
filter variables:
- name: specificHumidity
threshold: 8.0
action:
name: reject

# Observation Localizations (LocalEnsembleDA)
# -------------------------------------------
obs localizations:
- localization method: Horizontal Gaspari-Cohn
lengthscale: 1250e3
max nobs: 10000

# GeoVaLs for Driving Observation Operators (testing mode)
# --------------------------------------------------------
geovals:
filename: "{{atmosphere_obsdatain_path}}/{{atmosphere_obsdatain_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}_geoval{{atmosphere_obsdatain_suffix}}"

# Passed benchmark for UFO testing
# --------------------------------
passedBenchmark: 0
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