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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Main Authors: M. K. Tippett, S. E. Cohn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2001-01-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/8/331/2001/npg-8-331-2001.pdf

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