Data assimilation as synchronization of truth and model: Experiments with the three-variable Lorenz system

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2340-2354

  Yang, Shu Chih ^a   Baker, Debra ^a   Li, Hong ^a   Cordes, Katy ^b   Huff, Morgan ^c   Nagpal, Geetika ^a   Okereke, Ena ^d   Villafañe, Josue ^e   Kalnay, Eugenia ^a   Duane, Gregory S ^f  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b GOUCHER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA   (Puerto Rico)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYNCHRONIZATION; VECTORS;

CHAOS SYNCHRONIZATION TECHNIQUES; DATA ASSIMILATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL VARIATIONAL ANALYSIS; THREE-VARIABLE LORENZ SYSTEM; WEATHER PREDICTION; WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

CHAOS THEORY; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYNCHRONIZATION; VECTORS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CHAOTIC DYNAMICS; DATA ASSIMILATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 33749267473     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3739.1     Document Type: Article

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