scholarly journals Comparison of data assimilation methods based on the classical, ensemble and local Kalman filter by the example of the advection equation and Lorenz system

Author(s):  
Д.А. Ростилов ◽  
М.Н. Кауркин ◽  
Р.А. Ибраев

Статья посвящена сравнению трех методов усвоения данных наблюденй: фильтр Калмана (Kalman Filter, KF), ансамблевый фильтр Калмана (Ensemble Kalman Filter, EnKF) и локальный фильтр Калмана (Local Kalman Filter, LKF). Выполнены численные эксперименты по усвоению синтетических данных этими методами в двух разных моделях, описываемых системами дифференциальных уравнений. Первая описывается одномерным линейным уравнением адвекции, а вторая - системой Лоренца. Проведено сравнение средних ошибок и времени исполнения этих методов при различных размерах модели, которые согласуются с теоретическим оценками. Показано, что вычислительная сложность ансамблевого и локального фильтров Калмана растет линейно с увеличением размера модели, в то время как у первого метода эта сложность растет со скоростью куба. Рассмотрена эффективность одной из возможных параллельных реализаций локального фильтра Калмана. The paper is devoted to the comparison of three data assimilation methods: the Kalman Filter (Kalman Filter, KF), the ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF), and the local Kalman Filter (LKF). A number of numerical experiments on data assimilation by these methods are performed on two different models described by systems of differential equations. The first one is a simple one-dimensional linear equation of advection and the second one is the Lorenz system. The mean errors and the execution time of these assimilation methods are compared for different model sizes. The numerical results are consistent with the theoretical estimates. It is shown that the computational complexity of local and ensemble Kalman filters grows linearly with the size of the model, whereas in the classical Kalman Filter this complexity increases according to the cubic law. The efficiency of parallel implementation of the local Kalman filter is considered.

Author(s):  
Sungju Moon ◽  
Jong-Jin Baik

AbstractThe feasibility of using a (3N)-dimensional generalization of the Lorenz system in testing a traditional implementation of the ensemble Kalman filter is explored through numerical experiments. The generalization extends the Lorenz system, known as the Lorenz ’63 model, into a (3N)-dimensional nonlinear system for any positive integer N. Because the extension involves inclusion of additional wavenumber modes, raising the dimension allows the system to resolve smaller-scale motions, a unique characteristic of the present generalization that can be relevant to real modeling scenarios. Model imperfections are simulated by assuming a high-dimensional generalized Lorenz system as the true system and a generalized system of dimension less than or equal to the dimension of the true system as the model system. Different scenarios relevant to data assimilation practices are simulated by varying the dimensional-differences between the model and true systems, ensemble size, and observation frequency and accuracy. It is suggested that the present generalization of the Lorenz system is an interesting and flexible tool for evaluating the effectiveness of data assimilation methods and a meaningful addition to the portfolio of testbed systems that includes the Lorenz ’63 and ’96 models, especially considering its relationship with the Lorenz ’63 model. The results presented in this study can serve as useful benchmarks for testing other data assimilation methods besides the ensemble Kalman filter.


2012 ◽  
Vol 212-213 ◽  
pp. 177-180
Author(s):  
Xiao Lei Fu ◽  
Zhong Bo Yu ◽  
Yu Li ◽  
Hai Shen Lv ◽  
Di Liu ◽  
...  

Data assimilation is a method which integrates model and observation. In hydrology, ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) as a sequential data assimilation method is often used to correct model parameters, thus improve the simulated accuracy. In this study, we conduct one numerical experiment to predict soil moisture using the one-dimensional soil moisture system based on ensemble Kalman filter and Simple Biosphere (SiB2) Model at Meilin study area, China. The simulated period is divided into two parts: 0-60h and 60-240h. The results show that EnKF is an efficient method in assimilating the soil moisture, especially in soil surface layer and deep soil layer; in addition, the efficiency of EnKF depends on the selection of initial soil moisture profile. With different initial soil moisture profiles, the performance of EnKF is different at the first few assimilated time, but with time grows, it can improve the simulated accuracy significantly.


2015 ◽  
Vol 804 ◽  
pp. 287-290
Author(s):  
Somsiri Payakkarak ◽  
Dusadee Sukawat

Data assimilation is used in numerical weather prediction to improve weather forecasts by incorporating observation data into the model forecast. The Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF) is a method of data assimilation which updates an ensemble of states to provide a state estimate and associated error at each step. The atmospheric model that is used in this research is a one-dimensional linear advection model. This model describes the motion of a scalar field as it is advected by a known speed field. The result shows that by selecting appropriate initial ensemble, model noise and measurement perturbations, it is possible to achieve a significant improvement in the EnKF results. The accuracy of the EnKF increases when the number of ensemble member grows. That is, the larger ensemble sizes perform better than those of smaller sizes.


2008 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
pp. 1042-1053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Sakov ◽  
Peter R. Oke

Abstract This paper considers implications of different forms of the ensemble transformation in the ensemble square root filters (ESRFs) for the performance of ESRF-based data assimilation systems. It highlights the importance of using mean-preserving solutions for the ensemble transform matrix (ETM). The paper shows that an arbitrary mean-preserving ETM can be represented as a product of the symmetric solution and an orthonormal mean-preserving matrix. The paper also introduces a new flavor of ESRF, referred to as ESRF with mean-preserving random rotations. To investigate the performance of different solutions for the ETM in ESRFs, experiments with two small models are conducted. In these experiments, the performances of two mean-preserving solutions, two non-mean-preserving solutions, and a traditional ensemble Kalman filter with perturbed observations are compared. The experiments show a significantly better performance of the mean-preserving solutions for the ETM in ESRFs compared to non-mean-preserving solutions. They also show that applying the mean-preserving random rotations prevents the buildup of ensemble outliers in ESRF-based data assimilation systems.


Author(s):  
Nicolas Papadakis ◽  
Etienne Mémin ◽  
Anne Cuzol ◽  
Nicolas Gengembre

1997 ◽  
Vol 125 (7) ◽  
pp. 1674-1686 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. M. Lyster ◽  
S. E. Cohn ◽  
R. Ménard ◽  
L-P. Chang ◽  
S-J. Lin ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 955-971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphanie Ponsar ◽  
Patrick Luyten ◽  
Valérie Dulière

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