MIRS Status

Updates to First-Guess and CLW Retrievals

K. Garrett and S.-A. BoukabaraMiRS Meeting

October 3, 2008

MIRS NOAA-18 T Perfs

• Previous FG

• MIRS (FG used as FG only, CLW FG from climate)

Mean Bias Standard Dev.

MIRS NOAA-18 T Perfs

• New FG

• MIRS (FG used as FG only, with CLW FG)

Mean Bias Standard Dev.

MIRS NOAA-18 Q Perfs

• Previous FG

• MIRS (FG used as FG only, CLW FG from climate)

Mean Bias % Standard Dev. %

MIRS NOAA-18 Q Perfs

• New FG

• MIRS (FG used as FG only, with CLW FG)

Mean Bias % Standard Dev. %

MIRS SSMIS T Perfs

• Previous FG

• MIRS (FG used as FG only, CLW FG from climate)

Mean Bias Standard Dev.

MIRS SSMIS T Perfs

• New FG

• MIRS (FG used as FG only, with CLW FG)

Mean Bias Standard Dev.

MIRS SSMIS Q Perfs

• Previous FG

• MIRS (FG used as FG only, CLW FG from climate)

Mean Bias % Standard Dev. %

MIRS SSMIS Q Perfs

• New FG

• MIRS (FG used as FG only, with CLW FG)

Mean Bias % Standard Dev. %

MIRS N18 CLWECMWF CLW MIRS LWP

MIRS: No CLW FG

MIRS N18 CLWECMWF CLW MIRS LWP

MIRS: with CLW FG

MIRS SSMIS CLWECMWF CLW MIRS LWP

MIRS: No CLW FG

MIRS SSMIS CLWECMWF CLW MIRS LWP

MIRS: with CLW FG

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