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This review paper presents methods to estimate uncertainties in data assimilation, especially the model Q and observation R error covariance matrices.

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Why is it important?

This review aims to present and to discuss, with a unified framework, different methods to jointly estimate the Q and R matrices using ensemble-based data assimilation techniques.

Perspectives

The conclusion of the review discusses the key challenges to further develop estimation methods for Q and R⁠.

Pierre Tandeo
IMT Atlantique

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This page is a summary of: A Review of Innovation-Based Methods to Jointly Estimate Model and Observation Error Covariance Matrices in Ensemble Data Assimilation, Monthly Weather Review, August 2020, American Meteorological Society,
DOI: 10.1175/mwr-d-19-0240.1.
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