Introduction to Data Assimilation for Scientists and Engineers

This course has gathered three independant chapters:

1. From weater forecast to engineer applications: general idea of data assimilation and its applications to physical fields

2. Three simple example of data assimilation: explicit derivation with hands-on for the estimation of various quantities (clock time, hydraulic jump velocity or tank parameters)

3. Some classical data assimilation method: computation of the gradient of the cost function, BLUE and 4D-Var methods

Its constitutes and simple introduction to the field which can be more deeply explored

Bibliography:

• [F. Bouttier and P. Courtier, Data assimilation concepts and methods]^[1]

• [e-Learning@cerfacs, Data Assimilation for flood wave propagation model]^[2]

• [M. Bocquet, Introduction aux principes et méthodes de l'assimilation de données en géophysique]^[3]

• [Thual, Conférences sur l'assimilation de données]^[4]

• [Thual, Hydrodynamique de l'environnement]^[5]