By Yumeng Chen, January 2026. Limitations of the normal distribution in data assimilation Operational data assimilation methods typically perform best when both background (forecast) and observation errors can be approximated…Read More >
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Progress in estimating the state of the atmosphere-ocean system
by Peter Jan van Leeuwen(1), April 2025 (1): Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Colorado, USA In a blog post dated 16 April 2025, Amos Lawless provided a valuable…Read More >
Simultaneous estimation of the atmosphere and ocean states
by Amos Lawless, April 2025 Why is the ocean relevant for weather forecasts? The weather we experience each day is influenced not just by what is happening throughout the atmosphere,…Read More >
“Doomed (!), doomed (?)” – Is the AMOC at risk of reversal?
by Ivo Pasmans, April 2024 “We’re doomed, doomed!” was the catch phrase of the always cheerful and generous private Frasier in the British sitcom Dad’s Army. And if recent publications…Read More >
