Variational inverse parameter estimation in a long-term tidal transport model

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 22-1-22-13

  Yang, Zhaoqing ^a   Hamrick, John M ^b  

^a Foster Wheeler Environ Corporation   (United States)

^b TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Numerical modeling; Tide; Transport

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TIDES; VECTORS;

TIDAL TRANSPORT MODEL;

WATER RESOURCES;

DATA ASSIMILATION; MODELING; TIDAL FLOW; TRANSPORT;

DATA ASSIMILATION; TIDAL CURRENT; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 0036822609     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr001121     Document Type: Article

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