A multiple length scale correlation operator for ocean data assimilation

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 68, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Mirouze, Isabelle ^a   Blockley, Edward W ^a   Lea, Daniel J ^a   Martin, Matthew J ^a   Bell, Michael J ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Background error; Correlations; Covariance; Diffusion equation; Kurtosis; Length scales; Recursive filter

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GAUSSIAN METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 84962406893     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v68.29744     Document Type: Article

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