A reduced-order strategy for 4D-Var data assimilation

This paper presents a reduced-order approach for four-dimensional variational data assimilation, based on a prior EOF analysis of a model trajectory. This method implies two main advantages: a natural model-based definition of a multivariate background error covariance matrix B r , and an important...

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Published in:Journal of marine systems 2005-08, Vol.57 (1), p.70-82
Main Authors: Robert, C., Durbiano, S., Blayo, E., Verron, J., Blum, J., Le Dimet, F.-X.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of PDEs
Earth Sciences
Engineering Sciences
Fluid mechanics
Fluids mechanics
Geophysics
Marine
Mathematics
Mechanics
Ocean, Atmosphere
Oceanography
Optimization and Control
Order reduction
Physics
Sciences of the Universe
Tropical Pacific Ocean
Variational and sequential data assimilation
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Summary:This paper presents a reduced-order approach for four-dimensional variational data assimilation, based on a prior EOF analysis of a model trajectory. This method implies two main advantages: a natural model-based definition of a multivariate background error covariance matrix B r , and an important decrease of the computational burden of the method, due to the drastic reduction of the dimension of the control space. An illustration of the feasibility and the effectiveness of this method are given in the academic framework of twin experiments for a model of the equatorial Pacific Ocean. It is shown that the multivariate aspect of B r brings additional information which substantially improves the identification procedure. Moreover the computational cost can be decreased by one order of magnitude with regard to the full-space 4D-Var method.
ISSN:0924-7963
1879-1573
DOI:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.04.003