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    The JRA-55 is a Japanese 55-year atmospheric reanalysis produced by the Japan Meteorological Agency using their latest data assimilation system. It improves on the previous JRA-25 reanalysis by incorporating more observational data and employing 4D-Var analysis. The high quality JRA-55 data produced are freely available online and suitable for studies of climate change, variability, and current climate systems. Validation shows the JRA-55 generally has better quality than other reanalysis products through reduced biases and forecast errors.

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    The JRA-55 is a Japanese 55-year atmospheric reanalysis produced by the Japan Meteorological Agency using their latest data assimilation system. It improves on the previous JRA-25 reanalysis by incorporating more observational data and employing 4D-Var analysis. The high quality JRA-55 data produced are freely available online and suitable for studies of climate change, variability, and current climate systems. Validation shows the JRA-55 generally has better quality than other reanalysis products through reduced biases and forecast errors.

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    The JRA-55 is a Japanese 55-year atmospheric reanalysis produced by the Japan Meteorological Agency using their latest data assimilation system. It improves on the previous JRA-25 reanalysis by incorporating more observational data and employing 4D-Var analysis. The high quality JRA-55 data produced are freely available online and suitable for studies of climate change, variability, and current climate systems. Validation shows the JRA-55 generally has better quality than other reanalysis products through reduced biases and forecast errors.

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    JRA-55 FAMILY PRODUCT AVAILABILITY

    JRA-55C (conventional) and JRA-55AMIP are


    provided as unique extra JRA-55 products to
    highlight the impacts of observational systems and
    JRA-55 can be downloaded free from the website
    shown below. Near-real-time data are updated
    daily on JDDS. JRA-55 provides data on a variety of
    JRA-55
    model biases. JRA-55C is suitable for studies of physical elements in GRIB format. Basic JRA-55C The Japanese 55-year Reanalysis
    climate change and multi-decadal variability and JRA-55AMIP products are scheduled for release
    because it is a homogeneous dataset covering an in the future.
    extended period.
    Register to set up an account!
    JRA-55: Full observing system reanalysis
    JRA-55C: Fixed observing system reanalysis JMA Data Distribution System (JDDS)
    with conventional observations only, such as surface, http://jra.kishou.go.jp/JRA-55/index_en.html I’m Harerun
    radiosonde, tropical cyclone retrieval and windprofiler Data Integration and Analysis System (DIAS)
    JRA-55AMIP: AMIP-type run http://dias-dmg.tkl.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/dmm/doc/JRA-55-DIAS-en.html

    without observation assimilation NCAR


    Daily three- and six-hourly data The number five is
    http://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds628.0/
    pronounced go in Japanese.
    Monthly Means and Variances
    http://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds628.1/ So the JRA-55 is called JRA go! go!

    For more details, see the JRA-55 website


    http://jra.kishou.go.jp/JRA-55/index_en.html

    Fig: Time-height cross section of equatorial (5°S –


    5°N) zonal mean U-wind from 1958 to 2012 shown
    in JRA-55 and JRA-55C. The unit is m/s.

    The Quasi-Biennial Oscillation in the lower


    stratosphere is apparent in JRA-55C despite the
    low number of assimilated observational data.

    REFERENCES
    JRA-55: Japan Meteorological Agency
    Kobayashi, S. et al., 2015: The JRA-55 reanalysis: General
    specifications and basic characteristics, JMSJ, 93(1), 5-48,
    doi:10.2151/jmsj.2015-001.
    Ebita, A. et al., 2011: The Japanese 55-year reanalysis "JRA-55": CONTACT ADDRESS
    An interim report, SOLA, 7, 149-152, doi:10.2151/sola.2011-038. Climate Prediction Division, Global Environment and
    JRA-55C: Marine Department, Japan Meteorological Agency.
    Kobayashi, C. et al., 2014: Preliminary results of the JRA-55C, an
    atmospheric reanalysis assimilating conventional observations 1-3-4 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 100-8122, Japan.
    only, SOLA, 10, 78-82, doi:10.2151/sola.2014-016. Email: [email protected]
    OUTLINE Absorptions by H2O; Briegleb (1992)
    RESULTS
    In response to the success of JRA-25, JMA Short wave radiation Absorptions by O2, O3 and CO2; Thanks to a state-of-the art assimilation system
    Freidenreich and Ramaswamy (1999)
    conducted the second Japanese global reanalysis, and sophisticated observational data handling
    called JRA-55. The project involved comprehensive Until 1978; Climatology incorporating QC, the JRA-55 datasets generally
    Ozone From 1979 onward; T42L68 version of MRI-
    global atmospheric reanalysis based on four- CCM1 (Shibata et al. 2005) shows better quality than other products.
    dimensional variational analysis (4D-Var) for the last
    CO2, CH4, N2O, CFC-11, CFC-12, HCFC-22
    half of the 20th century (1958 onward). As a result, Greenhouse gases
    (historical concentrations)
    the two major biases found in JRA-25 have been
    significantly alleviated and the temporal
    consistency of temperature analysis is also better DATA
    than that of previous analysis products.
    The high-quality and long-term JRA-55 data The observational data adopted for JRA-55 were
    produced are suitable for studies on climate change primarily those used in ERA-40 in addition to
    and multi-decadal variability as well as for the information archived by JMA. The ERA-40
    monitoring of current climate systems. observational dataset was supplied to JMA by
    ECMWF for use in JRA-25.
    Observations for the period from 1979 onward are
    DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM basically the same as those used in JRA-25. Newly
    The data assimilation system is based on JMA’s available observational datasets were also collected
    operational model as of December 2009, and and used whenever possible. Fig: Time-series representation of RMS errors in
    improves on JRA-25 in many ways. Enhancements 48-hour forecasts for geopotential height (gpm) at
    include a revision of the radiation scheme and the Major data source 500 hPa verified against own analysis.
    introduction of 4D-Var and variational bias The ERA-40 observational dataset supplied by ECMWF
    correction (VarBC) for satellite radiances. These Homogenization RMS errors are significantly reduced in JRA-55
    upgrades significantly reduce model biases, RAOBCORE v1.4 (Haimberger et al. 2008) 1958 – 2006 thanks to the application of the latest JMA data
    enhance the dynamical consistency of analysis fields RAOBCORE v1.5 (Haimberger et al. 2012) 2007 – 2012 assimilation system.
    and advance the handling of satellite radiances. Reprocessed satellite observations
    GMS, GOES-9 and MTSAT-1R (MSC/JMA), METEOSAT
    Resolution & levels TL319 (~ 55 km), 60 levels up to 0.1 hPa (EUMETSAT), TMI (NASA, JAXA), AMSR-E (JAXA),
    QuikSCAT(NASA/PO.DAAC), AMI(ESA), GNSS-RO (UCAR)
    Advection scheme Semi-Lagrangian

    Assimilation 4D-Var, 6h time window, T106 inner model

    Satellite radiance
    VarBC (Dee and Uppala 2009)
    bias correction

    Radiative transfer
    RTTOV-9.3 (Saunders et al. 2008)
    model for satellite
    Fig: Frequency of spatial correlation for daily
    Line absorptions; Pre-computed precipitation over the tropical region (22°S – 22°N)
    Transmittance Tables and k-distribution
    (Chou et al. 2001) against TRMM from 1998 to 2009.
    Long wave radiation
    Water vapor continuum (e-type and p-type);
    scheme
    Zhong and Haigh (1995) with MK_CKD V1.0
    Radiatively active gases; H2O, O3, CO2, CH4,
    JRA-55 shows a higher spatial correlation for daily
    N2O, CFC-11, CFC-12, HCFC-22 precipitation against TRMM observational data
    than JRA-25 and ERA-Int.

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