Estimating model parameters with ensemble-based data assimilation: A review

JJ Ruiz, M Pulido, T Miyoshi - … of the Meteorological Society of Japan …, 2013 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Weather forecast and earth system models usually have a number of parameters, which are
often optimized manually by trial and error. Several studies have proposed objective …

The Gaussian approach to adaptive covariance inflation and its implementation with the local ensemble transform Kalman filter

T Miyoshi - Monthly weather review, 2011 - journals.ametsoc.org
In ensemble Kalman filters, the underestimation of forecast error variance due to limited
ensemble size and other sources of imperfection is commonly treated by empirical …

“Variable localization” in an ensemble Kalman filter: Application to the carbon cycle data assimilation

JS Kang, E Kalnay, J Liu, I Fung… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
In ensemble Kalman filter, space localization is used to reduce the impact of long‐distance
sampling errors in the ensemble estimation of the forecast error covariance. When two …

The local ensemble transform Kalman filter with the Weather Research and Forecasting model: Experiments with real observations

T Miyoshi, M Kunii - Pure and applied geophysics, 2012 - Springer
The local ensemble transform Kalman filter (LETKF) is implemented with the Weather
Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, and real observations are assimilated to assess …

Estimation of surface carbon fluxes with an advanced data assimilation methodology

JS Kang, E Kalnay, T Miyoshi, J Liu… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We perform every 6 ha simultaneous data assimilation of surface CO2 fluxes and
atmospheric CO2 concentrations along with meteorological variables using the Local …

SPEEDY‐IER: A fast atmospheric GCM with water isotope physics

S Dee, D Noone, N Buenning… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The interpretation of variations in the global isotopic composition of precipitation and water
vapor can be strengthened using an isotope‐enabled atmospheric general circulation …

A study of impact of the geographic dependence of observing system on parameter estimation with an intermediate coupled model

X Wu, S Zhang, Z Liu, A Rosati, TL Delworth - Climate Dynamics, 2013 - Springer
Observational information has a strong geographic dependence that may directly influence
the quality of parameter estimation in a coupled climate system. Using an intermediate …

The effects of snow cover and soil moisture on Asian dust: II. Emission estimation by lidar data assimilation

TT Sekiyama, TY Tanaka, T Maki, M Mikami - Sola, 2011 - jlc.jst.go.jp
This paper is the second of a series that describes the effects of snow cover and soil
moisture on Asian dust during spring. Whereas the first paper in this series discussed the …

Assessment of Inflation Schemes on Parameter Estimation and Their Application in ENSO Prediction in an OSSE Framework

Y Gao - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
The ensemble Kalman filter is often used in parameter estimation, which plays an essential
role in reducing model errors. However, filter divergence is often encountered in an …

Ensemble-based observation targeting for improving ozone prediction in Houston and the surrounding area

N Bei, F Zhang, JW Nielsen-Gammon - Pure and applied geophysics, 2012 - Springer
This study examines the effectiveness of targeted meteorological observations for improving
ozone prediction in Houston and the surrounding area based on perfect-model simulation …