A demonstration of ensemble-based assimilation methods with a layered OGCM from the perspective of operational ocean forecasting systems

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 40-41, Issue , 2003, Pages 253-289

  Brusdal, K ^a   Brankart, J M ^b   Halberstadt, G ^c   Evensen, G ^a,d   Brasseur, P ^b   Van Leeuwen, P J ^c   Dombrowsky, E ^e   Verron, J ^b  

^a NANSEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND REMOTE SENSING CENTER   (Norway)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e CLS   (France)

Author keywords

Assimilation methods; North Atlantic; Operational ocean forecasting

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; KALMAN FILTERING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DATA ASSIMILATION;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

DATA ASSIMILATION; FORECASTING METHOD; KALMAN FILTER; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL;

EID: 0037547172     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(03)00021-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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