期刊名称：Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
电子版ISSN：1600-0870
出版年度：2003
卷号：55
期号：1
页码：1-15
DOI：10.3402/tellusa.v55i1.14576
摘要：A four-dimensional variational assimilation (4D-Var) scheme is now widely used by meteorologicalcentres in a operational way. However, most of these applications do not take account of model error.Indeed, the classical 4D-Var with imperfect model formulation is unaffordable for current computationalmeans. This paper presents a low-cost method for dealing with model errors in 4D variationalassimilation. This method can be formally compared to a Kalman filter. This new scheme is tested ontwo configurations: first on a Burger equation, which allows one to calibrate the method, and secondon a more relevant shallow-water equations model, both in a twin experiment framework. It is shownthat, compared to classical 4D-Var results, this method provides a noticeable improvement.
