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Adjoint Data Assimilation Methods

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The use of adjoint methods in data assimilation is reviewed, and illustrative examples are presented.

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  1. Ocean Sciences Department, University of California, 95064, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

    Andrew M. Moore

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  1. Centre for Australian Weather &, Climate Research, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Andreas Schiller

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    Gary B. Brassington

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Moore, A.M. (2011). Adjoint Data Assimilation Methods. In: Schiller, A., Brassington, G. (eds) Operational Oceanography in the 21st Century. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0332-2_14

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