Multivariate assimilation in MERCATOR project: New statistical parameters from forecast error estimation

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 65, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 430-449

  Etienne, H ^a   Benkiran, M ^a  

^a CLS   (France)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Ensemble experiments; Error covariance matrix; Multivariate assimilation; Operational oceanography; Optimal interpolation; Reduced space

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ERROR COVARIANCE MATRIX; MULTIVARIATE ASSIMILATION; OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY; OPTIMAL INTERPOLATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CORRELATION; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; INTERPOLATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 33846943994     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.11.020     Document Type: Article

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