The impact of data boundaries upon a successive corrections objective analysis of limited-area datasets.

Abstract

Successive corrections objective analysis techniques frequently are used to array data from limited areas without consideration of how the absence of data beyond the boundaries of the network impacts the analysis in the interior of the grid. This problem of data boundaries is studied theoretically by extending the response theory for the Barnes objective analysis method to include boundary effects. The results from the theoretical studies are verified with objective analyses of analytical data. Several important points regarding the objective analysis of limited-area datasets are revealed through this study. -from Author