%0 Journal Article %1 dee_al2011 %A Dee, D. P. %A Uppala, S. M. %A Simmons, A. J. %A Berrisford, P. %A Poli, P. %A Kobayashi, S. %A Andrae, U. %A Balmaseda, M. A. %A Balsamo, G. %A Bauer, P. %A Bechtold, P. %A Beljaars, A. C. M. %A van de Berg, L. %A Bidlot, J. %A Bormann, N. %A Delsol, C. %A Dragani, R. %A Fuentes, M. %A Geer, A. J. %A Haimberger, L. %A Healy, S. B. %A Hersbach, H. %A Hólm, E. V. %A Isaksen, L. %A Kållberg, P. %A Köhler, M. %A Matricardi, M. %A McNally, A. P. %A Monge-Sanz, B. M. %A Morcrette, J.-J. %A Park, B.-K. %A Peubey, C. %A de Rosnay, P. %A Tavolato, C. %A Thépaut, J.-N. %A Vitart, F. %D 2011 %I John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. %J Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society %K markov2013 %N 656 %P 553--597 %R 10.1002/qj.828 %T The ERA-Interim reanalysis: configuration and performance of the data assimilation system %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qj.828 %V 137 %X ERA-Interim is the latest global atmospheric reanalysis produced by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). The ERA-Interim project was conducted in part to prepare for a new atmospheric reanalysis to replace ERA-40, which will extend back to the early part of the twentieth century. This article describes the forecast model, data assimilation method, and input datasets used to produce ERA-Interim, and discusses the performance of the system. Special emphasis is placed on various difficulties encountered in the production of ERA-40, including the representation of the hydrological cycle, the quality of the stratospheric circulation, and the consistency in time of the reanalysed fields. We provide evidence for substantial improvements in each of these aspects. We also identify areas where further work is needed and describe opportunities and objectives for future reanalysis projects at ECMWF. Copyright © 2011 Royal Meteorological Society

@article{dee_al2011, abstract = {ERA-Interim is the latest global atmospheric reanalysis produced by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). The ERA-Interim project was conducted in part to prepare for a new atmospheric reanalysis to replace ERA-40, which will extend back to the early part of the twentieth century. This article describes the forecast model, data assimilation method, and input datasets used to produce ERA-Interim, and discusses the performance of the system. Special emphasis is placed on various difficulties encountered in the production of ERA-40, including the representation of the hydrological cycle, the quality of the stratospheric circulation, and the consistency in time of the reanalysed fields. We provide evidence for substantial improvements in each of these aspects. We also identify areas where further work is needed and describe opportunities and objectives for future reanalysis projects at ECMWF. Copyright © 2011 Royal Meteorological Society}, added-at = {2013-11-07T13:56:24.000+0100}, author = {Dee, D. P. and Uppala, S. M. and Simmons, A. J. and Berrisford, P. and Poli, P. and Kobayashi, S. and Andrae, U. and Balmaseda, M. A. and Balsamo, G. and Bauer, P. and Bechtold, P. and Beljaars, A. C. M. and van de Berg, L. and Bidlot, J. and Bormann, N. and Delsol, C. and Dragani, R. and Fuentes, M. and Geer, A. J. and Haimberger, L. and Healy, S. B. and Hersbach, H. and Hólm, E. V. and Isaksen, L. and Kållberg, P. and Köhler, M. and Matricardi, M. and McNally, A. P. and Monge-Sanz, B. M. and Morcrette, J.-J. and Park, B.-K. and Peubey, C. and de Rosnay, P. and Tavolato, C. and Thépaut, J.-N. and Vitart, F.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2cc1db45997c9c33993d3891b072af60f/noelia.lopez}, description = {The ERA-Interim reanalysis: configuration and performance of the data assimilation system - Dee - 2011 - Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society - Wiley Online Library}, doi = {10.1002/qj.828}, interhash = {28f260433893de4010dbee7c1e5c831d}, intrahash = {cc1db45997c9c33993d3891b072af60f}, issn = {1477-870X}, journal = {Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society}, keywords = {markov2013}, number = 656, pages = {553--597}, publisher = {John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.}, timestamp = {2013-11-07T13:56:24.000+0100}, title = {The ERA-Interim reanalysis: configuration and performance of the data assimilation system}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qj.828}, volume = 137, year = 2011 }