Atmospheric Satellite Observations: Variation Assimilation and Quality Assurance

Atmospheric Satellite Observations: Variation Assimilation and Quality Assurance provides a useful reference to satellite data assimilation. Drawing from her 30+ years researching, supervising graduate students and teaching courses on atmospheric data assimilation, Dr. Zou has written the complete guide on satellite data assimilation. Organized in two sections, mathematical concepts and variational data assimilation, topics covered include linear algebra, frequently used statistical methods, the interpolation role of function fitting, filtering when dealing with real observations, minimization in data assimilation systems, 3D-Var and the inverse problem it solves, and much more. The book concludes by tying together everything and applying concepts to the observation of hurricanes. Contains mathematical concepts from several branches of study, including calculus, linear algebra, probability theory, functional analysis and minimization Illustrates Quality Assurance for satellite observations using real data examplesIncludes a dedicated chapter on how all reviewed concepts within the book apply to hurricanesReviews theory, system development, and the numerical experiments of 3- and 4-dimensional variational data assimilation (3D-Var/4D-Var) INDICE: 1. Introduction to Data Assimilation 2. Linear Algebra and Statistics 3. Interpolation 4. Filtering 5. Minimization 6. Adjoint Models 7. Microwave Temperature Sounding Observations 8. 3D-Var 9. 4D-Var 10. GPS Radio Occultation Observations 11. GOES Imagers Observations and Assimilations 12. Satellite Observations for Tropical Cyclones

• ISBN: 978-0-12-820950-9
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 324
• Fecha Publicación: 09/03/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés