Inverse modeling of the ocean and atmosphere /

Inverse modeling of the ocean and atmosphere /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bennett, Andrew F., 1945-
Imprint:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 234 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Oceanography -- Mathematical models. Meteorology -- Mathematical models. Inverse problems (Differential equations) Inverse problems (Differential equations) Meteorology -- Mathematical models. Oceanography -- Mathematical models.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11130417

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ISBN:	0511042442 9780511042447 9780511535895 0511535899 9780521813730 0521813735 9780511045547 0511045549 0511157789 9780511157783 052102157X 9780521021579 9780511323591 051132359X
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-194) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	This is a graduate-level book for students of oceanography and meteorology, and anyone interested in combining computer models and observations of the hydrosphere or solid earth. Variational tools and statistical concepts are concisely introduced, applications to contemporary research models are examined in detail and further advanced research topics are discussed.
Other form:	Print version: Bennett, Andrew F., 1945- Inverse modeling of the ocean and atmosphere. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002 0521813735

Table of Contents:

Preamble
1. Variational assimilation
2. Interpretation
3. Implementation
4. The varieties of linear and nonlinear estimation
5. The ocean and the atmosphere
6. Ill-posed forecasting problems
References
Appendix A. Computing exercises
Appendix B. Euler-Lagrange equations for a numerical weather prediction model
Index