An Ensemble Kalman Filter multi-tracer assimilation: Determining uncertain ocean model parameters for improved climate-carbon cycle projections

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-45

  Gerber, M ^a   Joos, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ensemble Kalman Filter; Multi tracer assimilation; Ocean model parameter

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL TRACERS; CLIMATE PROJECTION; DEEP OCEAN; EMISSION MITIGATION; ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER; KALMAN MODEL; MULTI TRACER ASSIMILATION; OCEAN MODEL; OCEAN TRANSPORTS; OPTIMAL TRANSPORT; SALINITY FIELDS; SOUTHERN OCEAN; SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TIME-SCALES; UPTAKE RATE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KALMAN FILTERS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE MODELING; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; KALMAN FILTER; PARAMETERIZATION; THERMOCLINE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRACER; TRANSPORT PROCESS; VENTILATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GREENLAND SEA; ICELAND BASIN; NORWEGIAN SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84873885080     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2012.12.012     Document Type: Article

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