Research Article

Semi-Idealized Study on Estimation of Partly and Fully Space Varying Open Boundary Conditions for Tidal Models

Table 4

Error statistics for SEa 1.3–7.3 and SEb 1.3–7.3.

Exp. (m)
BeforeAfterBeforeAfter

Inversion strategy 1
SEa 1.320.155140.938939.21660.35000.0032
SEa 2.360.154360.388632.38470.33320.0018
SEa 3.3100.154649.143534.24110.30550.0135
SEa 4.3140.154070.162528.68680.31210.0168
SEa 5.3180.153659.309527.88280.30140.0446
SEa 6.3220.153411.100826.09820.30660.0665
SEa 7.3260.153891.338628.88480.31240.0771

Inversion strategy 2
SEb 1.320.155140.938937.84650.35000.0449
SEb 2.360.154360.388631.04040.33320.0430
SEb 3.3100.154649.143532.14050.30550.0552
SEb 4.3140.154070.162527.29280.31210.0569
SEb 5.3180.153659.309526.67170.30140.0700
SEb 6.3220.153411.100825.15150.30660.0913
SEb 7.3260.153891.338627.47800.31240.0963

is the number of feature points for PDs 1–7 prescribed in semi-idealized experiments. is the value of maximum percentage error. is the data misfit before and after assimilation. is the mean absolute difference between prescribed and inverted Fourier coefficients.