Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Four-Dimensional Model Assimilation of Data: A Strategy for the Earth System Sciences
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 1 Introduction
  • CONCEPT OF GEOPHYSICAL MODEL DATA ASSIMILATION
  • ASSESSMENT OF DATA ASSIMILATION IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
  • DATA ASSIMILATION VIEWED AS PART OF A SYSTEMATIC LEARNING PROCESS
  • CURRENT STATUS OF DATA ASSIMILATION
  • APPLICABILITY OF DATA ASSIMILATION TO THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
  • 2 Data Assimilation Development
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PRINCIPLES AND METHODS
  • CONTINUOUS DATA INSERTIONRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN DATA ASSIMILATION: THE KALMAN FILTERAND ADJOINT METHODS
  • 3 Current and Future Applications of Model Assimilation Systems
  • GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
  • MESOSCALE ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATIONS
  • PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
  • HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE
  • Atmospheric Subsystem
  • Land Surface Subsystem
  • Ocean Surface Subsystem
  • GLOBAL PRECIPITATION
  • LARGE-SCALE FIELD EXPERIMENTS AND BIOSPHERIC STUDIES
  • ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
  • EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM
  • USE OF MODEL-ASSIMILATED DATA SETS FOR RESEARCH
  • 4 Needs for the Future for Model-Assimilated Data SetsRESEARCH PROBLEMS
  • Synotic Systems
  • Planetary Waves
  • Low-Frequency Variability
  • Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions
  • Atmosphere-Land Interactions
  • Dynamics-Chemistry-Radiation Interactions
  • Hydrology
  • DATASETS NEEDS BY TIME SCALES
  • 0 to 3 Days
  • 3 to 10 Days
  • 10 to 100 Days
  • 100 to 1000 Days
  • 1000+ Days
  • REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA AND COVERAGE
  • General Principles
  • General Specifications
  • 5 Quality Control and Validation of Observations, Analyses, and Models
  • DATA MONITORINGEPISODIC MODEL REJECTION OF DATA
  • VALIDATION OF REMOTELY SENSED EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM DATA
  • VALIDATION OF MODEL-ASSIMILATED ANALYSES
  • VALIDATION OF FORECAST MODELS
  • 6 Status of Data Archives, Access, and Future Directions
  • AVAILABLE ANALYSES AND OBSERVATIONS
  • Atmospheric Analyses
  • Ocean Analyses
  • Hydrological Analyses
  • Paleoclimate Reconstructions
  • Surface Observations (Meteorology, Hydrology, Oceanography)
  • Upper-Air Data (Meteorology)
  • RESOURCES NEEDED FOR ARCHIVING MODEL-ASSIMILATED DATA SETS
  • Resources Needed to Prepare Older Observed DataARCHIVE METHODS AND INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
  • FUTURE DIRECTIONS
  • Access to Model Data and Observations
  • Locate More Data at the Scientist's Site
  • Software for Data Display and Manipulation
  • National Weather Service Modernization Program
  • Advances in Computer Technology
  • 7 Conclusions and Recommendations
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • References
  • List of Acronyms