Data Assimilation comprehensively covers data assimilation and inverse methods, including both traditional state estimation and parameter estimation. This text and reference focuses on various popular data assimilation methods, such as weak and strong constraint variational methods and ensemble filters and smoothers. It is demonstrated how the different methods can be derived from a common theoretical basis, as well as how they differ and/or are related to each other, and which properties characterize them, using several examples.

It presents the mathematical framework and derivations in a way which is common for any discipline where dynamics is merged with measurements. The mathematics level is modest, although it requires knowledge of basic spatial statistics, Bayesian statistics, and calculus of variations. Readers will also appreciate the introduction to the mathematical methods used and detailed derivations, which should be easy to follow, are given throughout the book. The codes used in several of the data assimilation experiments are available on a web page.

The focus on ensemble methods, such as the ensemble Kalman filter and smoother, also makes it a solid reference to the derivation, implementation and application of such techniques. Much new material, in particular related to the formulation and solution of combined parameter and state estimation problems and the general properties of the ensemble algorithms, is available here for the first time.

Autorentext

Geir Evensen obtained his Ph.D. in applied mathematics at the University in Bergen in 1992. Thereafter he has worked as a Research Director at the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center/Mohn-Sverdrup Center, as Prof. II at the Department of Mathematics at the University in Bergen, and as a Principal Engineer at the Hydro Research Center in Bergen. He is author or coauthor of more that 40 refereed publications related to modelling and data assimilation, and he has been the coordinator of international research projects on the development of data assimilation methodologies and systems.

Inhalt
Statistical definitions.- Analysis scheme.- Sequential data assimilation.- Variational inverse problems.- Nonlinear variational inverse problems.- Probabilistic formulation.- Generalized Inverse.- Ensemble methods.- Statistical optimization.- Sampling strategies for the EnKF.- Model errors.- Square Root Analysis schemes.- Rank issues.- An ocean prediction system.- Estimation in an oil reservoir simulator.