Simultaneously assimilating multi-source observations into a three-dimensional suspended cohesive sediment transport model by the adjoint method in the Bohai Sea

The performance of the suspended cohesive sediment transport model can be improved by using data assimilation; however, only one source of observations of suspended sediment concentrations (SSCs) is assimilated in the previous studies. This study investigates the simultaneous assimilation of multi-source SSC observations, including in-situ SSC observations and GOCI-retrieved SSCs, into a three-dimensional suspended cohesive sediment transport...