Towards a theory of optimal localisation

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Flowerdew, Jonathan ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ensemble data assimilation; Hybrid data assimilation; Integrating observations; Sample correlation; Sampling error; Schur product

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; KALMAN FILTER; SAMPLING;

EID: 84927703741     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v67.25257     Document Type: Article

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