An implementation of the Local Ensemble Kalman Filter in a quasi geostrophic model and comparison with 3D-Var

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-101

  Corazza, M ^a,b   Kalnay, E ^a   Yang, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente Ligure   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; KALMAN FILTER; MODELING; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW;

EID: 33847398318     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-14-89-2007     Document Type: Article

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