Weak and strong constraint data assimilation in the inverse Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS): Development and application for a baroclinic coastal upwelling system

• Published in: Ocean modelling (Oxford) Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 160 - 187
• Main Authors: Di Lorenzo, Emanuele, Moore, Andrew M., Arango, Hernan G., Cornuelle, Bruce D., Miller, Arthur J., Powell, Brian, Chua, Boon S., Bennett, Andrew F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2007
• Subjects: Adjoint models; Data assimilation; Inverse methods; Marine; Ocean models; ROMS; Tangent linear models; Tangent linear models; Ocean models; Inverse methods; Adjoint models; ROMS; Data assimilation

We describe the development and preliminary application of the inverse Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS), a four dimensional variational (4DVAR) data assimilation system for high-resolution basin-wide and coastal oceanic flows. Inverse ROMS makes use of the recently developed perturbation tangen...