Using the 3dvar Data Assimilation of Sea Ice
Using the 3dvar Data Assimilation of Sea Ice
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Poster Paul Pestieau1
1Environment Canada, Canadian Ice Service, LaSalle Academy, Block E, 3rd floor, 373 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1A-0H3, Canada, Phone 613-996-5042, Fax 613-996-4218, paul [dot] pestieau [at] ec [dot] gc [dot] ca
The 3dvar method is used to produce an analysis of sea ice concentration. This was first done for the CAA on a 5 km resolution grid as well as for the Northern Hemisphere on a 15 km resolution grid. The 5 km resolution grid was then expanded to include all of North America with plans to implement early in 2010 at CMC for CIS operational needs. CMC hopes to soon expand to a global domain for NWP needs.