Statistical Methods & Data Assimilation

With the tremendous growth in the numbers and types of observations, and the increasing sophistication of atmospheric models, it is imperative to develop techniques that make optimal use of both. Research at AOSS involves both the development of new data assimilation techniques, as well as use of proven statistical methods. We evaluate models, produce optimally merged model and observation datasets, and prepare for future satellite platforms. One particular research area in AOSS and the UM Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering is geostatistical inverse modeling and geostatistical sampling design. The latter provides optimal spatial and temporal information about the distribution of measured air pollutants or trace gases and helps investigate the Earth’s carbon cycle.

Faculty

• Natasha Andronova
• Darren de Zeeuw
• Richard Frazin
• Xianglei Huang
• Xianzhe Jia
• Anna Michalak
• Derek Posselt
• Aaron Ridley
• Christopher Ruf
• Igor Sokolov
• Bart van der Holst

Related Web Sites

• Geostatistical Inverse Modeling (Prof. Michalak’s research group)