A hybrid variational-ensemble data assimilation scheme with systematic error correction for limited-area ocean models

A hybrid variational-ensemble data assimilation scheme to estimate the vertical and horizontal parts of the background error covariance matrix for an ocean variational data assimilation system is presented and tested in a limited-area ocean model implemented in the western Mediterranean Sea. An exte...

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Main Authors: P. Oddo, A. Storto, S. Dobricic, A. Russo, C. Lewis, R. Onken, E. Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-10-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/12/1137/2016/os-12-1137-2016.pdf