HF radar observations of surface currents in the German Bight: descriptive analysis, model-data comparison and non-sequential ensemble data assimilation
Alexander PortJ. StanevaJohannes Schulz‐StellenflethKlaus-Werner GurgelAlexander BarthEmil V. Stanev
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