IMDAA: High-Resolution Satellite-Era Reanalysis for the Indian Monsoon Region
S. Indira Rani,T. Arulalan,John P. George,E. N. Rajagopal,Richard Renshaw,Adam Maycock,Dale Barker,M. Rajeevan +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a high resolution regional reanalysis of the Indian Monsoon Data Assimilation and Analysis (IMDAA) project is made available to researchers for deeper understanding of Indian monsoon and its variability.
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Abstract: A high resolution regional reanalysis of the Indian Monsoon Data Assimilation and Analysis (IMDAA) project is made available to researchers for deeper understanding of the Indian monsoon and its variability. This 12 km resolution reanalysis covering the satellite-era from 1979 to 2018 using 4D-Var data assimilation method and the UK Met Unified Model is presently the highest resolution atmospheric reanalysis carried out for the Indian monsoon region. Conventional and satellite observations from different sources are used, including Indian surface and upper air observations, of which some were not used in any previous reanalyses. Various aspects of this reanalysis, like quality control and bias correction of observations, data assimilation system, land surface analysis, and verification of reanalysis products, are presented in this paper. Representation of important weather phenomena of each season over India in the IMDAA reanalysis verifies reasonably well against India Meteorological Department (IMD) observations and compares closely with ERA5. Salient features of the Indian summer monsoon are found to be well represented in the IMDAA reanalysis. Characteristics of major semi-permanent summer monsoon features (e.g., Low-level Jet and Tropical Easterly Jet) in IMDAA reanalysis are consistent with ERA5. The IMDAA reanalysis has captured the mean, inter-annual, and intra-seasonal variability of summer monsoon rainfall fairly well. IMDAA produces a slightly cooler winter and a hotter summer than the observations; the reverse for ERA5. IMDAA captured the fine-scale features associated with a notable heavy rainfall episode over complex terrain. In this study, the fine grid spacing nature of IMDAA is compromised due to the lack of comparable resolution observations for verification.
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