NCEO Data Assimilation Training

In 2010-2012 we ran a training programme to help and advise National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) researchers on data assimilation. The courses consist of both lectures on the theory of data assimilation and computer practicals.

• Documentation for the computer practical on 4DVar can be found here.
• Documentation for the computer practical on the ensemble Kalman filter can be found here.
  
  

  2012

  17-21 December, Indian Institute for Remote Sensing
  This was a 5-day 'summer school' on data assimilation given at the IIRS by members of DARC as part of a collaboration agreement between the UK Space Agency and the Indian Space Research Organisation. Below is a list of the given talks and auxiliary material provided.

  David Livings From remote sensing to data assimilation
  Peter Jan van Leeuwen Introduction to data assimilation
  Javier Amezcua The inverse problem and variational methods
  Javier Amezcua Ensemble methods
  Peter Jan van Leeuwen Particle filters for geophysical applications I: theory
  Peter Jan van Leeuwen Particle filters for geophysical applications II: examples
  Tristan Quaife Data assimilation to improve retrievals of land surface parameters
  Peter Jan van Leeuwen Overview of data assimilation methods
  Tristan Quaife Introduction to phyton for data assimilation
  Javier Amezcua Explanation of toy models used (Lorenz 1963, 1996)

  16-18 April, University of Leicester.
  This year the data assimilation training will form part of the NCEO Early Career Science Conference.

  2011

  11-12 July, University of Reading
  This was a 3 day course designed to give interactive help on individual's problems in data assimilation. Below is a list of the talks given.

  Peter Jan van Leeuwen Introduction to data assimilation
  Ross Bannister Variational data assimilation and forecast error statistics
  Amos Lawless Implementation issues in variational data assimilation
  Stefano Migliorini Ensemble methods for data assimilation
  Peter Jan van Leeuwen Particle filters in high dimensional geophysical systems
  Alison Fowler Measures of observation impact

  2010

  5-7 July, University of Surrey
  This 3 day course provided an introduction to data assimilation for scientists working in a broad range of areas under NCEO.