Inverse Methods in Physical Oceanography (Hardcover)

Preface; 1. Finite-dimensional inverse theory; 2. The smoothing of observations; 3. Data assimilation; 4. The spatial structure of the Kalman filter; 5. Generalized inverses of dynamical models; 6. Antenna analysis; 7. Nonlinear quasi-geostrophic models; 8. Open-ocean modeling: quasi-geostrophy; 9. Primitive-equation models; 10. Outstanding problems; Bibliography; Subject index.