New generation of multi-scale NWP system （GRAPES）： general scientific design

A new generation of numerical prediction system GRAPES （a short form of Global/Regional Assimilation and PrEdiction System） was set up in China Meteorological Administration （CMA）. This paper fo- cuses on the scientific design and preliminary results of the numerical prediction model in GRAPES, incl...

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Published in:Chinese science bulletin 2008, Vol.53 (22), p.3433-3445
Main Author: CHEN DeHui XUE JiShan YANG XueSheng ZHANG HongLiang SHEN XueShun HU JiangLin WANG Yu JI LiRen CHEN JiaBin
Format: Article
Language:English
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GRAPES
天气预测
数值天气预报
气象学
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Summary:A new generation of numerical prediction system GRAPES （a short form of Global/Regional Assimilation and PrEdiction System） was set up in China Meteorological Administration （CMA）. This paper fo- cuses on the scientific design and preliminary results of the numerical prediction model in GRAPES, including basic idea and strategy of the general scientific design, multi-scale dynamic core, physical package configuration, architecture and parallelization of the codes. A series of numerical experiments using the real data with horizontal resolutions from 10 to 280 km and idealized experiments with very high resolution up to 100 m are conducted, giving encouraging results supporting the multi-scale application of GRAPES. The results of operational implementation of GRAPES model in some NWP centers are also presented with stress at evaluations of the capability to predict the main features of precipitation in China. Finally the issues to be dealt with for further development are discussed.
ISSN:1001-6538
1861-9541