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These notes deal with a number of mathematical problems related to four-dimensional data assimilation. They are based on a general criterion for convergence of an assimilation procedure, which is derived in Sections 1 and 2, and then applied to various cases.
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Talagrand, O. (1981). Convergence of Assimilation Procedures. 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_6
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