A comparison between gradient descent and stochastic approaches for parameter optimization of a sea ice model

Ocean Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 609-630

  Sumata, H ^a   Kauker, F ^a,b   Gerdes, R ^a,c   Koberle C ^a   Karcher, M ^a,b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Ocean Atmosphere Systems   (Germany)

^c JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHM; ICE DRIFT; ICE THICKNESS; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; NONLINEARITY; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SEA ICE; STOCHASTICITY;

ARCTIC;

EID: 84880566118     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-9-609-2013     Document Type: Article

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