Paleoclimate data assimilation with adaptive observation error inflation and adaptive localization

Luo, Ge; Zeng, Yuefei; Zhu, Feng; Zhao, Jiuwei

doi:10.5194/gmd-19-7893-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-7893-2026

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25 Aug 2026

Development and technical paper |

| 25 Aug 2026

Paleoclimate data assimilation with adaptive observation error inflation and adaptive localization

Ge Luo, Yuefei Zeng, Feng Zhu, and Jiuwei Zhao

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