We consider the problem of optimal control by a boundary condition for the heat equation. This problem arises in the process of mathematical formulation of a data assimilation problem for the reconstruction of the ocean surface temperature by approximate initial data and a solution. For the regularized functional, existence and uniqueness of a solution to this problem is proved; an efficient iterative method for solving this problem is proposed and justified.
Print ISSN: 0927-6467
Volume: 19, 06/2004
Pages: 239 - 249