Session 9A |
| | Advanced Methods for Data Assimilation—I |
| | Chair: Frank D. Marks, Jr., NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL
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| 10:30 AM | 9A.1 | Latest results with the local ensemble transform Kalman filter 
Eric J. Kostelich, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
| 10:45 AM | 9A.2 | Assimilation of Lagrangian and Quasi-Lagrangian Observations Using Ensemble Kalman Filter
Kayo Ide, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and G. Vernieres and C. K. R. T. Jones |
| 11:00 AM | 9A.3 | En4D-Var: An Innovative Data Assimilation Technique Combining Ensemble Forecast with 4D-Var 
Qingnong Xiao, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Liu |
| 11:15 AM | 9A.4 | Weight interpolation for efficient data assimilation with the Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter
Shu-Chih Yang, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and E. Kalnay, B. Hunt, and N. Bowler |
| 11:30 AM | 9A.5 | EnKF Localization Techniques and Balance
Steven J. Greybush, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and E. Kalnay |
| 11:45 AM | 9A.6 | Outer loop and fast spin-up in EnKF
Eugenia Kalnay, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. C. Yang |