A mechanism for catastrophic filter divergence in data assimilation for sparse observation networks

We study catastrophic filter divergence in data assimilation procedures whereby the forecast model develops severe numerical instabilities leading to a blow-up of the solution. Catastrophic filter divergence can occur in sparse observational grids with small observational noise for intermediate obse...

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Main Authors: G. A. Gottwald, A. J. Majda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-09-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/20/705/2013/npg-20-705-2013.pdf