The SEEK filter method for data assimilation in oceanography: a synthesis

P Brasseur, J Verron - Ocean Dynamics, 2006 - Springer
This paper reviews the developments of the singular evolutive extended Kalman (SEEK)
filter method used for data assimilation in oceanography, since the original paper by Pham …

Sequential data assimilation techniques in oceanography

L Bertino, G Evensen… - International Statistical …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
We review recent developments of sequential data assimilation techniques used in
oceanography to integrate spatio‐temporal observations into numerical models describing …

4-D-Var or ensemble Kalman filter?

E Kalnay, H Li, T Miyoshi, SC Yang… - Tellus A: Dynamic …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
We consider the relative advantages of two advanced data assimilation systems, 4-D-Var
and ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF), currently in use or under consideration for operational …

A nudging-based data assimilation method: the Back and Forth Nudging (BFN) algorithm

D Auroux, J Blum - Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 2008 - npg.copernicus.org
This paper deals with a new data assimilation algorithm, called Back and Forth Nudging.
The standard nudging technique consists in adding to the equations of the model a …

Data assimilation for geophysical fluids

J Blum, FX Le Dimet, IM Navon - Handbook of numerical analysis, 2009 - Elsevier
The ultimate purpose of environmental studies is the forecast of its natural evolution. A
prerequisite before a prediction is to retrieve at best the state of the environment. Data …

The Mediterranean deep-sea fauna: historical evolution, bathymetric variations and geographical changes

C Emig, P Geistdoerfer - arxiv preprint q-bio/0507003, 2005 - arxiv.org
The deep-water fauna of the Mediterranean is characterized by an absence of distinctive
characteristics and by a relative impoverishment. Both are a result of events after the …

Weak and strong constraint data assimilation in the inverse Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS): Development and application for a baroclinic coastal …

E Di Lorenzo, AM Moore, HG Arango, BD Cornuelle… - Ocean Modelling, 2007 - Elsevier
We describe the development and preliminary application of the inverse Regional Ocean
Modeling System (ROMS), a four dimensional variational (4DVAR) data assimilation system …

Data assimilation for marine monitoring and prediction: The MERCATOR operational assimilation systems and the MERSEA developments

P Brasseur, P Bahurel, L Bertino, F Birol… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
During the past 15 years, a number of initiatives have been undertaken at national level to
develop ocean forecasting systems operating at regional and/or global scales. The co …

Assimilation of spatially distributed water levels into a shallow-water flood model. Part I: Mathematical method and test case

X Lai, J Monnier - Journal of Hydrology, 2009 - Elsevier
Recent applications of remote sensing techniques produce rich spatially distributed
observations for flood monitoring. In order to improve numerical flood prediction, we have …

Assimilation of image sequences in numerical models

O Titaud, A Vidard, I Souopgui - Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding and forecasting the evolution of geophysical fluids is a major scientific and
societal challenge. Forecasting algorithms should take into account all the available …