Comparison of the ensemble Kalman filter and 4D-Var assimilation methods using a stratospheric tracer transport model

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1451-1465

  Skachko, S ^a   Errera, Q ^a   Menard R ^b   Christophe, Y ^a   Chabrillat, S ^a  

^a BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; KALMAN FILTER; OZONE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 84904293748     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-7-1451-2014     Document Type: Article

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