Data Assimilation for Atmospheric, Oceanic and Hydrologic Applications
By: edited by Seon K. Park, Liang Xu
Contributors: Xu, Liang; SpringerLink (Online service)
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
ISBN-13: 9783540710554; 9783540710561
Subjects: Cartography; Meteorology; Hydraulic engineering
Description: This book presents the most recent achievements in data assimilation in Geosciences, especially in regards to meteorology, oceanography and hydrology. It spans both theoretical and applied aspects with various methodologies including variational, Kalman filter, maximum likelihood ensemble filter and other ensemble methods. Besides data assimilation, other important topics are also covered including targeting observation, parameter estimation, and remote sensing data retrieval. The book will be useful to individual researchers as well as graduate students as a reference in the field of data assimilation.