- Abstract
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Popular flavors of the EnKF algorithm
- 3. Use of small ensembles
- 4. Methods to increase ensemble spread
- 5. Balance and length of the assimilation window
- 6. Regional data assimilation
- a. Boundary conditions and consistency across multiple domains
- b. Initialization of the starting ensemble
- c. Preprocessing steps for radar observations
- d. Use of radar observations for convective-scale analyses
- e. Use of radar observations for tropical cyclone analyses
- f. Other issues with respect to LAM data assimilation
- 7. The assimilation of satellite observations
- 8. Computational aspects
- 9. Hybrids with variational and EnKF components
- 10. Summary and discussion
- Types of Filter Divergence
- Systems Available for Download
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