Abstract: Particle filters are well known in statistics. They have a long tradition in the framework of ensemble data assimilation (EDA) as well as Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. A key challenge today is to employ such ...

Abstract: The key to the improvement of the quality of ensemble forecasts assessing the inherent flow uncertainties is the choice of the initial ensemble perturbations. To generate such perturbations, the breeding of growing modes ...

Abstract: A workshop on the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements in weather and climate with emphasis on water vapor determination, was organized by the National Environmental Research Council's (NERC) Environmental ...