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Ensemble Methods and Data Assimilation
Ensemble Methods and Data Assimilation
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Wednesday, 7 January 2015: 1:30 PM
229A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Ensemble forecasting, implemented at NCEP in 1992 under the leadership of Eugenia Kalnay, assesses the growth of uncertainty in a forecast model without linearizing the model. I will discuss broader application of ensemble methods as alternatives to derivative-based methods, and describe how this core idea has guided the development of ensemble data assimilation methods with Eugenia Kalnay and other colleagues at the University of Maryland.