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Comparative study of strongly and weakly coupled data assimilation with a global land–atmosphere coupled model
Data Assimilation Research Team, RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Kobe, Japan
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
Shunji Kotsuki
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Data Assimilation Research Team, RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Kobe, Japan
Center for Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiba, Japan
RIKEN Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program, Kobe, Japan
Prediction Science Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Kobe, Japan
Takemasa Miyoshi
Data Assimilation Research Team, RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Kobe, Japan
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
RIKEN Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program, Kobe, Japan
Prediction Science Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Kobe, Japan
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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Takahito Mitsui, Shunji Kotsuki, Naoya Fujiwara, Atsushi Okazaki, and Keita Tokuda
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Pascal Oettli, Keita Tokuda, Yusuke Imoto, and Shunji Kotsuki
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Shunji Kotsuki, Takemasa Miyoshi, Keiichi Kondo, and Roland Potthast
Geosci. Model Dev., 15, 8325–8348, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-8325-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-8325-2022, 2022
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Takemasa Miyoshi and Qiwen Sun
Nonlin. Processes Geophys., 29, 133–139, https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-29-133-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-29-133-2022, 2022
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Juan Ruiz, Guo-Yuan Lien, Keiichi Kondo, Shigenori Otsuka, and Takemasa Miyoshi
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Short summary
This study aimed to enhance weather and hydrological forecasts by integrating soil moisture data into a global weather model. By assimilating atmospheric observations and soil moisture data, the accuracy of forecasts was improved, and certain biases were reduced. The method was found to be particularly beneficial in areas like the Sahel and equatorial Africa, where precipitation patterns vary seasonally. This new approach has the potential to improve the precision of weather predictions.
This study aimed to enhance weather and hydrological forecasts by integrating soil moisture data...
