A review of operational methods of variational and ensemble‐variational data assimilation

RN Bannister - Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Variational and ensemble methods have been developed separately by various research
and development groups and each brings its own benefits to data assimilation. In the last …

Data assimilation for numerical weather prediction: a review

IM Navon - Data assimilation for atmospheric, oceanic and …, 2009 - Springer
During the last 20 years data assimilation has gradually reached a mature center stage
position at both Numerical Weather Prediction centers as well as being at the center of …

A strategy for operational implementation of 4D‐Var, using an incremental approach

P Courtier, JN Thépaut… - Quarterly Journal of the …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
An order of magnitude reduction in the cost of four‐dimensional variational assimilation (4D‐
Var) is required before operational implementation is possible. Preconditioning is …

[HTML][HTML] Review of the ensemble Kalman filter for atmospheric data assimilation

PL Houtekamer, F Zhang - Monthly Weather Review, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
Review of the Ensemble Kalman Filter for Atmospheric Data Assimilation in: Monthly
Weather Review Volume 144 Issue 12 (2016) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation …

The ECMWF operational implementation of four‐dimensional variational assimilation. I: Experimental results with simplified physics

F Rabier, H Järvinen, E Klinker… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents results of a comparison between four‐dimensional variational
assimilation (4D‐Var). using a 6‐hour assimilation window and simplified physics during the …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal sites for supplementary weather observations: Simulation with a small model

EN Lorenz, KA Emanuel - Journal of the Atmospheric …, 1998 - journals.ametsoc.org
Optimal Sites for Supplementary Weather Observations: Simulation with a Small Model in:
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Volume 55 Issue 3 (1998) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

Assimilation of observations, an introduction (gtspecial issueltdata assimilation in meteology and oceanography: Theory and practice)

O Talagrand - Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, 1997 - jstage.jst.go.jp
抄録 Assimilation of meteorological or oceanographical observations can be described as
the process through which all the available information is used in order to estimate as …

[PDF][PDF] Data assimilation concepts and methods March 1999

F Bouttier, P Courtier - Meteorological training course lecture series …, 2002 - twister.ou.edu
These training course lecture notes are an advanced and comprehensive presentation of
most data assimilation methods that are considered useful in applied meteorology and …

Ensemble data assimilation with the NCEP global forecast system

JS Whitaker, TM Hamill, X Wei, Y Song… - Monthly Weather …, 2008 - journals.ametsoc.org
Real-data experiments with an ensemble data assimilation system using the NCEP Global
Forecast System model were performed and compared with the NCEP Global Data …

Extended-range atmospheric prediction and the Lorenz model

TN Palmer - Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 1993 - journals.ametsoc.org
The physical basis for extended-range prediction is explored using the famous three-
component Lorenz convection model, taken as a conceptual representation of the chaotic …