Articles | Volume 13, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-1035-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-1035-2020
Development and technical paper
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10 Mar 2020
Development and technical paper |  | 10 Mar 2020

Mitigation of model bias influences on wave data assimilation with multiple assimilation systems using WaveWatch III v5.16 and SWAN v41.20

Jiangyu Li and Shaoqing Zhang

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Data and code J. Li and S. Zhang https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3445580

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Short summary
Two assimilation systems developed using two nearly independent wave models are used to study the influences of various error sources including mode bias on wave data assimilation; a statistical method is explored to make full use of the merits of individual assimilation systems for bias correction, thus improving wave analysis greatly. This study opens a door to further our understanding of physical processes in waves and associated air–sea interactions for improving wave modeling.