Adjoints and low-rank covariance representation
Quantitative measures of the uncertainty of Earth system estimates can be as important as the estimates themselves. Direct calculation of second moments of estimation errors, as described by the covariance matrix, is impractical when the number of degrees of freedom of the system state is large...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2001-01-01
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Series: | Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics |
Online Access: | http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/8/331/2001/npg-8-331-2001.pdf |