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A Review of Methods for Objective Analysis

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Dynamic Meteorology: Data Assimilation Methods

Part of the book series: Applied Mathematical Sciences ((AMS,volume 36))

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For a given situation, our knowledge about the state of the atmosphere is given by a large number of actual and recent observations, irregularly distributed in space and time. The procedure of combining these observed data to make conclusions about the total variation of the meteorological variables within the area of interest, has generally been called meteorological analysis. The term “objective analysis” has been used for analysis as a numerical procedure by the aid of a computer to distinguish from the manual or “subjective” analysis procedure. In my opinion, the term “objective analysis” is too pretentious, a more relevant terminology is “numerical analysis” versus “manual analysis”.

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  1. Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden

    Nils Gustafsson

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  1. European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts, Shinfield Park, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 9AX, England

    Lennart Bengtsson  & Erland Källén  & 

  2. Courant Institute, New York University, 251 Mercer Street, New York, New York, 10012, USA

    Michael Ghil

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Gustafsson, N. (1981). A Review of Methods for Objective Analysis. In: Bengtsson, L., Ghil, M., Källén, E. (eds) Dynamic Meteorology: Data Assimilation Methods. Applied Mathematical Sciences, vol 36. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5970-1_2

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