Optimal estimation of tidal open boundary conditions using predicted tides and adjoint data assimilation technique

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 23, Issue 11-13, 2003, Pages 1055-1070

  Zhang, Aijun ^a   Wei, Eugene ^a   Parker, Bruce B ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjoint data assimilation; POM; Tidal open boundary estimation; Tide Gauge data

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; DATA ASSIMILATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; TIDAL RANGE; TIDE GAUGE;

EAST COAST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242576787     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(03)00105-5     Document Type: Article

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