Title: ASSIMILATION EXPERIMENT OF BLENDING TOPEX ALTIMETER DATA IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
Abstract:The Princeton Ocean Model(POM) is applied here t o assimilate TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter data in the South China Sea(SCS) in winter with a blending scheme.The blending coefficient,which weighs TOPEX sea...The Princeton Ocean Model(POM) is applied here t o assimilate TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter data in the South China Sea(SCS) in winter with a blending scheme.The blending coefficient,which weighs TOPEX sea surface height( SSH)over the modeled value,is derived from the standard deviations in SSH both f rom the response of POM to winter monsoon forcing and corresponding TOPEX data.Comparison between the control run and the assimilating run indicates that blend i ng TOPEX altimeter data can modify reasonably the large scale circulation in the SCS,such as the dynamic process relevant to the impact on the northeastern SCS caused by Kuroshio's intrusion.In the assimilating run the mid scale eddy activity is enhanced due to the more synoptic eddies in the SCS,triggered by such blending assimilation.Modification can be found in both the dynamic and thermal str uctures,not only at the surface,but also at the sub surface.Read More
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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