Error Covariance Estimation for Coupled Data Assimilation Using a Lorenz Atmosphere and a Simple Pycnocline Ocean Model

AbstractCoupled data assimilation uses a coupled model consisting of multiple time-scale media to extract information from observations that are available in one or more media. Because of the instantaneous exchanges of information among the coupled media, coupled data assimilation is expected to produce self-consistent and physically balanced coupled state estimates and optimal initialization for coupled model predictions. It is also expected that applying coupling error covariance between two media into observational adjustments in these media can provide direct observational impacts crossing the media and thereby improve the assimilation quality. However, because of the different time scales of variability in different media, accurately evaluating the error covariance between two variables residing in different media is usually very difficult. Using an ensemble filter together with a simple coupled model consisting of a Lorenz atmosphere and a pycnocline ocean model, which characterizes the interaction ...

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