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Original Articles

The role of model dynamics in ensemble Kalman filter performance for chaotic systems

Gene-Hua CrystalngDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USACorrespondencee-mail: [email protected]
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Dennis MclaughlinDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Dara EntekhabiDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Adel AhaninDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Pages 958-977 | Received 07 Jun 2010, Accepted 09 Jul 2011, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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