A crucial aspect of modeling and monitoring the Earth system is the process of combining observations with forecastsfrom weather and climate models, known as data assimilation. Data assimilation creates the best estimate of the state of the Earth system, and can help identify model errors and create data sets for research.
This workshop was supported by CPO’s Modeling, Analysis, Predictions, and Projections program.
View workshop report: http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0036.1
Americans’ health, security and economic wellbeing are tied to climate and weather. Every day, we see communities grappling with environmental challenges due to unusual or extreme events related to climate and weather.