The adjoint sensitivity guidance to diagnosis and tuning of error covariance parameters

Data Assimilation for Atmospheric, Oceanic and Hydrologic Applications (Vol. II)

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 205-232

  Daescu, Dacian N ^a   Langland, Rolf H ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ADJOINT SENSITIVITIES; BACKGROUND-ERROR COVARIANCES; NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY; NAVY OPERATIONAL GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC PREDICTION SYSTEMS; OBSERVATION IMPACTS; PARAMETER SPECIFICATION; TUNING OF PARAMETERS; VARIATIONAL DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84955387611     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-35088-7_9     Document Type: Chapter

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