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Inverse methods in physical oceanography

By Andrew F. Bennett

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0521385687, 0521055288, 0511600801, 9780511600807, 9780521055284, 9780521385688
LCC
GC10.4.M36 B46 1992
Open Library ID
OL1703943M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1895059 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics
Edition
1
Pages
367\367
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

Professor Bennett's work explores the potential for inverse theory, emphasizing possibilities rather than expedient or rudimentary applications. In addition to interpolating the data and adding realism to the model solutions, the methods can yield estimates for unobserved flow variables, forcing fields, and model parameters. Inverse formulations can resolve ill-posed modeling problems, lead to design criteria for oceanic observing systems, and enable the testing of models as scientific hypothesis. Ocean models considered range from linear, finite-dimensional systems of equality and inequality constraints, to nonlinear, regional primitive-equation models. Examples from the recent oceanographic literature are analyzed, and several outstanding research problems are surveyed. The methods employ solution techniques including Kalman filters and smoothers, representer expansions and descent algorithms. Exercises of varying difficulty rehearse technical skills and supplement the central theoretical development.

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