Comparison of the Adjoint and Adjoint-Free 4dVar Assimilation of the Hydrographic and Velocity Observations in the Adriatic Sea
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2016
Department
Marine Science
Abstract
Performance of the adjoint and adjoint-free 4-dimensional variational (4dVar) data assimilation techniques is compared in application to the hydrographic surveys and velocity observations collected in the Adriatic Sea in 2006. Assimilating the data into the Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM) has shown that both methods deliver similar reduction of the cost function and demonstrate comparable forecast skill at approximately the same computational expense. The obtained optimal states were, however, significantly different in terms of distance from the background state: application of the adjoint method resulted in a 30-40% larger departure, mostly due to the excessive level of ageostrophic motions in the southern basin of the Sea that was not covered by observations. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Publication Title
Ocean Modelling
Volume
97
First Page
129
Last Page
140
Recommended Citation
Yaremchuk, M.,
Martin, P.,
Koch, A.,
Beattie, C.
(2016). Comparison of the Adjoint and Adjoint-Free 4dVar Assimilation of the Hydrographic and Velocity Observations in the Adriatic Sea. Ocean Modelling, 97, 129-140.
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