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A four-dimensional variational data assimilation (4DVAR) algorithm is compared to an ensemble Kal- man filter (EnKF) for the assimilation of radar data at the convective scale. Using a cloud-resolving model, simulated, imperfect radar observations of a supercell storm are assimilated under the assumption of a perfect forecast model. Overall, both assimilation schemes perform well and are able to recover the super- cell with comparable accuracy, given radial-velocity and reflectivity observations where rain was present. 4DVAR produces generally better analyses than the EnKF given observations limited to a period of 10 min (or three volume scans), particularly for the wind components. In contrast, the EnKF typically produces better analyses than 4DVAR after several assimilation cycles, especially for model variables not function- ally related to the observations. The advantages of the EnKF in later cycles arise at least in part from the fact that the 4DVAR scheme implemented here does not use a forecast from a previous cycle as background or evolve its error covariance. Possible reasons for the initial advantage of 4DVAR are deficiencies in the initial ensemble used by the EnKF, the temporal smoothness constraint used in 4DVAR, and nonlinearities in the evolution of forecast errors over the assimilation window.

A Comparison between the 4DVAR and the Ensemble Kalman Filter Techniques for Radar Data Assimilation