The maximum likelihood ensemble filter performances in chaotic systems

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 587-600

  Carrassi, Alberto ^a   Vannitsem, Stephane ^a   Zupanski, Dusanka ^b   Zupanski, Milija ^b  

^a ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CHAOTIC DYNAMICS; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FILTER; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PERTURBATION;

EID: 77249135825     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2009.00408.x     Document Type: Article

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