Impact of Ensemble Design in the Rapid Refresh Forecast System Using Time Lagging and Stochastic Perturbations

Will Mayfield1,2, Jeff Beck2,3, Gerard Ketefian2,4, Brianne Nelson1,2, Christina P Kalb1,2, Cassandra Mahakian5 and Michelle Harrold1,2, (1)NCAR, RAL, Boulder, United States, (2)Developmental Testbed Center, Boulder, United States, (3)NOAA Global System Laboratory, Colorado State University/CIRA, Boulder, United States, (4)NOAA Global System Laboratory, University of Colorado/CIRES, Boulder, United States, (5)Scripps College, Claremont, United States