An introduction to data assimilation and predictability in geomagnetism

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 155, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 247-291

  Fournier, Alexandre ^a   Hulot, Gauthier ^a   Jault, Dominique ^b   Kuang, Weijia ^c   Tangborn, Andrew ^d   Gillet, Nicolas ^b   Canet, Elisabeth ^b,e   Aubert, Julien ^f   Lhuillier, Florian ^f  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Dynamo: theories and simulations; Earth's core dynamics; Geomagnetic secular variation; Inverse theory; Predictability; Satellite magnetics

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; DYNAMO: THEORIES AND SIMULATIONS; EARTH'S CORE; GEOMAGNETIC SECULAR VARIATION; INVERSE THEORY; PREDICTABILITY;

ASTROPHYSICS; DYNAMICS; EARTH (PLANET); ELECTRIC GENERATORS; GEOMAGNETISM; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LIQUID METALS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 78650606704     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-010-9669-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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