Weak constraints in four-dimensional variational data assimilation

The formulation of four-dimensional variational data assimilation allows the incorporation of constraints into the cost function which need only be weakly satisfied. In this paper we investigate the value of imposing conservation properties as weak constraints. Using the example of the two-body prob...

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Main Authors: Laura R. Watkinson, Amos S. Lawless, Nancy K. Nichols, Ian Roulstone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2007-12-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2007/0249