NWP Systems and their use of satellite sounders
The NWP WG has been collecting details on the operational use of sounding data in NWP systems, via a survey sent out to NWP members.
Results are updated intermittently as requested by NWP centers (please email the co-chairs of the NWP working group), but an update will be requested by the co-chairs before each ITSC meeting.
The survey is now a Google Sheets document. Please contact the co-chairs for a link to edit the document.
PREVIOUS SURVEYS
Results from earlier surveys can be found here:
2019 ITSC-22 Saint Adele, Canada: ATOVS, AIRS, IASI, ATMS, CrIS, SSMIS, MWHS, SAPHIR
2017 ITSC-21 Darmstadt, Germany: ATOVS, AIRS, IASI, ATMS, CrIS, SSMIS, MWHS, SAPHIR
2015 ITSC 20 Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA: ATOVS, AIRS, IASI, ATMS, CrIS, SSMIS
2014 (ITSC-19 Jeju, Korea: ATOVS, AIRS and IASI)
2012 (ITSC-18 Toulouse, France: ATOVS, AIRS and IASI)
2010 (ITSC-17 Monterey, California, USA: ATOVS only)
An overview of the use of advanced sounders such as AIRS and IASI in NWP in 2010 can be found in Andrew Collard’s presentation given at ITSC-17: Andrew Collard’s overview of advanced sounders usage at NWP at ITSC-17 in 2010