Optimisation of Parameters in a German Bight Circulation Model by 4DVAR Assimilation of Current and Water Level Observations
Uncertain parameters in a 3D barotropic circulation model of the German Bight are estimated with a variational optimisation approach.Surface current measurements from a high frequency (HF) radar are used in combination with acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) and tide gauge observations as input for a 4DVAR assimilation scheme.The required cos