PetscDAEnsembleInitialize#

Initialize ensemble members with Gaussian perturbations

Synopsis#

Collective

Input Parameters#

  • da - PetscDA context

  • x0 - Background state

  • obs_error_std - Target ensemble spread (standard deviation) after sample-mean removal

  • rng - Random number generator

Notes#

Each member is drawn as Gaussian(0, obs_error_std * sqrt(m / (m - 1))) (with m the ensemble size), the sample mean across the ensemble is subtracted, and x0 is added. The pre-mean-removal scale by sqrt(m / (m - 1)) compensates for the variance reduction from centering, so the per-member spread after the subtraction is approximately obs_error_std regardless of m.

See Also#

PetscDA: Data Assimilation, PETSCDALETKF, PetscDA

Level#

beginner

Location#

src/ml/da/impls/ensemble/daensemble.c

Examples#

src/ml/da/tutorials/ex1.c
src/ml/da/tutorials/ex2.c
src/ml/da/tutorials/ex3.c


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