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Coupling Ensemble Kalman Filter with Four-dimensional Variational Data Assimilation |
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| Authors: | Fuqing ZHANG Meng ZHANG and James A HANSEN |
| Institution: | Department of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA;Department of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA;Navy Research Laboratory, Monterrey, California, USA |
| Abstract: | This study examines the performance of coupling the deterministic four-dimensional variational assimilation system (4DVAR) with an ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) to produce a superior hybrid approach for data assimilation. The coupled assimilation scheme (E4DVAR) benefits from using the state-dependent uncertainty provided by EnKF while taking advantage of 4DVAR in preventing filter divergence: the 4DVAR analysis produces posterior maximum likelihood solutions through minimization of a cost function about which the ensemble perturbations are transformed, and the resulting ensemble analysis can be propagated forward both for the next assimilation cycle and as a basis for ensemble forecasting. The feasibility and effectiveness of this coupled approach are demonstrated in an idealized model with simulated observations. It is found that the E4DVAR is capable of outperforming both 4DVAR and the EnKF under both perfect- and imperfect-model scenarios. The performance of the coupled scheme is also less sensitive to either the ensemble size or the assimilation window length than those for standard EnKF or 4DVAR implementations. |
| Keywords: | data assimilation four-dimensional variational data assimilation ensemble Kalman filter Lorenz model hybrid method |
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