Altimeter assimilation in the OCCAM global model Part II: TOPEX/POSEIDON and ERS-1 assimilation

• Published in: Journal of marine systems Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 323 - 347
• Main Authors: Fox, A.D, Haines, K, de Cuevas, B.A, Webb, D.J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier B.V 01.11.2000; Elsevier
• Subjects: altimetry assimilation; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; hydrographic data; Marine; model errors; Other topics; Physics of the oceans; WOCE; WOCE; model errors; altimetry assimilation; hydrographic data; Satellite observation; Sea level; Altimetry; Hydrography; World ocean; Data assimilation

Maps of combined TOPEX/POSEIDON (T/P) and ERS-1 altimeter sea level anomalies for 1993 are assimilated every 10 days into a high resolution global ocean model, OCCAM. The assimilated mean sea level is based on the model simulation, but modified in the Kuroshio and Gulf Stream based on a dynamic sea...