| Cost Function F |
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| • | deviations from data |
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| • | deviations from geostrophic shear |
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| • | deviations from a priori
constraints |
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| • | smoothness constraints |
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| • | … |
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| Goal: Minimize F while
satisfying model equations (constrained minimization) |