OSD 6, 2423–2460, 2009 Ensemble smoother for optimizing tidal boundary conditions A. Barth et al. Title Page Abstract Introduction Conclusions References Tables Figures ◭ ◮ ◭ ◮ Back Close Full Screen / Esc Printer-friendly Version Interactive Discussion Ocean Sci. Discuss., 6, 2423–2460, 2009 www.ocean-sci-discuss.net/6/2423/2009/ © Author(s) 2009. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Ocean Science Discussions Papers published in Ocean Science Discussions are under open-access review for the journal Ocean Science Ensemble smoother for optimizing tidal boundary conditions by assimilation of high-frequency radar surface currents – application to the German Bight A. Barth 1,2 , A. Alvera-Azc ´ arate 1,2 , K.-W. Gurgel 3 , J. Staneva 4 , A. Port 5 , J.-M. Beckers 1,2 , and E. Stanev 4 1 GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research (GHER), MARE, All ´ ee du 6-Ao ˆ ut 17, University of Li` ege, Sart-Tilman B5, 4000 Li ` ege, Belgium 2 National Fund for Scientific Research, Belgium 3 Institute of Oceanography, University of Hamburg, Germany 4 GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany 5 Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Germany Received: 7 October 2009 – Accepted: 13 October 2009 – Published: 26 October 2009 Correspondence to: A. Barth (a.barth@ulg.ac.be) Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. 2423