Type |
Article |
Date |
2006-05 |
Language |
English |
Author(s) |
Guinehut S1, Le Traon Pierre-Yves2, Larnicol G1 |
Affiliation(s) |
1 : CLS, Space Oceanog Div, F-31520 Ramonville St Agne, France. 2 : IFREMER, F-29280 Plouzane, France. |
Source |
Geophysical Research Letters ( GRL ) (0094-8276) (American Geophysical Union), 2006-05 , Vol. 33 , N. 10 , P. NIL_39-NIL_43 |
DOI |
10.1029/2005GL025551 |
WOS© Times Cited |
59 |
Keyword(s) |
Physical Oceanography, Hydrography, Altimetry |
Abstract |
Differences and complementarities between altimeter and hydrographic data are studied to describe the sea level and ocean circulation variations in terms of steric and non-steric contributions. Altimeter sea level anomalies (SLA) and hydrographic dynamic height anomalies (DHA) agree remarkably well. They also reveal, however, systematic large-scale differences in several areas of the Pacific and Indian oceans that are related to a barotropic, Sverdrup-like, response of the ocean to wind forcing. In addition, the use of the two data sets provides a good estimation of the partition between barotropic and baroclinic modes needed for data synthesis or assimilation studies. |
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