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Title: Atmospheric River Tracking Method Intercomparison Project (ARTMIP): project goals and experimental design

Journal Article · · Geoscientific Model Development (Online)
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  1. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (United States)
  2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
  3. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  4. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA (United States)
  5. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  6. Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
  7. Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
  8. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
  9. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
  10. Univ. de Lisboa, Lisbon (Portugal)
  11. Univ. of Aveiro, Aveiro (Portugal)
  12. Dept. Computer Science Liverpool, Liverpool (United Kingdom)
  13. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO (United States)
  14. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Dept. Computer Science Liverpool, Liverpool (United Kingdom)
  15. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, San Diego, CA (United States)
  16. Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA (United States)
  17. European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading (United Kingdom)
  18. Universities Space Research Assoc., Columbia, MD (United States)
  19. Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
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The Atmospheric River Tracking Method Intercomparison Project (ARTMIP) is an international collaborative effort to understand and quantify the uncertainties in atmospheric river (AR) science based on detection algorithm alone. Currently, there are many AR identification and tracking algorithms in the literature with a wide range of techniques and conclusions.ARTMIP strives to provide the community with information on different methodologies and provide guidance on the most appropriate algorithm for agiven science question or region of interest. All ARTMIP participants will implement their detection algorithms on a specified common dataset for a defined period of time. The project is divided into two phases: Tier 1 will utilize the Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications,version 2 (MERRA-2) reanalysis from January 1980 to June 2017 and will be used as a baseline for all subsequent comparisons. Participation in Tier 1 is required. Tier 2 will be optional and include sensitivity studies designed around specific science questions, such as reanalysis uncertainty and climate change. High-resolution reanalysis and/or model output will be used wherever possible. Proposed metrics include AR frequency, duration, intensity, and precipitation attributable to ARs. Here, we present the ARTMIP experimental design, timeline, project requirements, and a brief description of the variety of methodologies in the current literature. We also present results from our 1-month “proof-of-concept” trial run designed to illustrate the utility and feasibility of the ARTMIP project.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Contributing Organization:
Prabhat
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830; AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1458773
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1506318
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-130655
Journal Information:
Geoscientific Model Development (Online), Vol. 11, Issue 6; ISSN 1991-9603
Publisher:
European Geosciences UnionCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 166 works
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Web of Science

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