Optimum Interpretation
q The optimum interpretation (OI) is a linear interpretation which
requires its root-mean square error to be minimum.
q The discussion of this method focuses on the “deviations from a
normal state”:
q Let’s say we have a variable f and its normal state f norm. This
normal state can be the climatological value of f or a first guess
of f.
q Then we can define the deviation of f from its normal state as f’: