Long-window tandem variational data assimilation methods for chaotic climate models tested with the Lorenz 63 system

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Autores principales: Kennedy, Philip David, Banerjee, Abhirup, Köhl, Armin, Stammer, Detlef
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author Kennedy, Philip David
Banerjee, Abhirup
Köhl, Armin
Stammer, Detlef
author_facet Kennedy, Philip David
Banerjee, Abhirup
Köhl, Armin
Stammer, Detlef
contents 4D-variational data assimilation is applied to the Lorenz '63 model to introduce a new method for parameter estimation in chaotic climate models. The approach aims to optimise an Earth system model (ESM), for which no adjoint exists, by utilising the adjoint of a different, potentially simpler ESM. This relies on the synchronisation of the model to observed data. Dynamical state and parameter estimation (DSPE) is used to stabilise the tangent linear system by reducing all positive Lyapunov exponents to negative values, thereby improving parameter estimation by enabling long assimilation windows. The method introduces a second layer of synchronisation between the two models, with and without an adjoint, to facilitate linearisation around the trajectory of the model for which no adjoint exists. This is achieved by synchronising two Lorenz '63 systems, one with and the other without an adjoint model. Results are presented for an idealised case of identical, perfect models and for a more realistic case in which they differ from one another. If employed on a high-resolution ESM for which a coarse resolution adjoint exists, the method will save computational resources as only one forward run with the full high-resolution ESM per iteration is needed. It is demonstrated that there is negligible error and uncertainty change compared to the traditional optimisation of a full ESM with an adjoint. Stemming from this approach, it is shown that the synchronisation between two identical models can be used to filter noisy data in a dynamical way which reduces the parametric uncertainty of the optimised model by approximately one third. Such a precision gain could prove valuable for seasonal, annual, and decadal predictions.
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spellingShingle Long-window tandem variational data assimilation methods for chaotic climate models tested with the Lorenz 63 system
Kennedy, Philip David
Banerjee, Abhirup
Köhl, Armin
Stammer, Detlef
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Chaotic Dynamics
4D-variational data assimilation is applied to the Lorenz '63 model to introduce a new method for parameter estimation in chaotic climate models. The approach aims to optimise an Earth system model (ESM), for which no adjoint exists, by utilising the adjoint of a different, potentially simpler ESM. This relies on the synchronisation of the model to observed data. Dynamical state and parameter estimation (DSPE) is used to stabilise the tangent linear system by reducing all positive Lyapunov exponents to negative values, thereby improving parameter estimation by enabling long assimilation windows. The method introduces a second layer of synchronisation between the two models, with and without an adjoint, to facilitate linearisation around the trajectory of the model for which no adjoint exists. This is achieved by synchronising two Lorenz '63 systems, one with and the other without an adjoint model. Results are presented for an idealised case of identical, perfect models and for a more realistic case in which they differ from one another. If employed on a high-resolution ESM for which a coarse resolution adjoint exists, the method will save computational resources as only one forward run with the full high-resolution ESM per iteration is needed. It is demonstrated that there is negligible error and uncertainty change compared to the traditional optimisation of a full ESM with an adjoint. Stemming from this approach, it is shown that the synchronisation between two identical models can be used to filter noisy data in a dynamical way which reduces the parametric uncertainty of the optimised model by approximately one third. Such a precision gain could prove valuable for seasonal, annual, and decadal predictions.
title Long-window tandem variational data assimilation methods for chaotic climate models tested with the Lorenz 63 system
topic Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Chaotic Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03166