The derivation of the Objective Analysis equations

Dr. Everett F. Carter Jr.
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Abstract:

In this note, we provide a derivation of the Gauss-Markov theorem which is the foundation for the method of Objective Analysis which is used in Oceanography and Meteorology for the estimation of fields based upon incomplete and noisy observations.