Multi-Dimensional Data Assimilation for Physical-biological Models

Abstract

The long-term goal of our research is to develop mathematical models that can be used to obtain better understanding of the interactions between physical and biological processes in marine ecosystems and their role in structuring marine food webs. To accomplish our long-term goal we are pursuing the following research objectives: 1) develop approaches for assimilating multidisciplinary measurements into marine ecosystem models; 2) use data assimilation techniques with physical-biological models to investigate the types of data and frequency at which data need to be assimilated; and 3) use the data assimilation techniques to investigate the structure of marine ecosystem models. These research objectives are directed at developing techniques and approaches that are needed for the full capability of multidisciplinary measurement programs to be realized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA550960

Entities

People

  • Eileen E. Hofmann

Organizations

  • Old Dominion University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Assimilation
  • Biological Processes
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Ecosystems
  • Frequency
  • Information Operations
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Models
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Rhode Island
  • Simulations
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers