Towards measuring the meridional overturning circulation from space
Towards measuring the meridional overturning circulation from space
We investigate the feasibility of measuring the meridional overturning circulation (MOC), i.e. the full-depth water mass transport, in the North Atlantic using satellite data. Using the Parallel Ocean Climate Model, we simulate satellite observations of ocean bottom pressure and sea surface height (SSH) over a 20-year period, and perform a linear regression on these variables to yield the MOC. As much as 93.5% of the variability in the smoothed transport is thereby explained. This increases to 98% when SSH and bottom pressure are first smoothed. We present initial studies of predicting the time evolution of the MOC, with promising results.
MOC, North Atlantic, Altimetry, Gravity, RAPID, GRACE
Cromwell, D.
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Houseago-Stokes, R.E.
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Shaw, A.G.P.
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Challenor, P.G.
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Tokmakian, R.
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6 September 2005
Cromwell, D.
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Houseago-Stokes, R.E.
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Shaw, A.G.P.
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Challenor, P.G.
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Tokmakian, R.
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Cromwell, D., Houseago-Stokes, R.E., Shaw, A.G.P., Challenor, P.G. and Tokmakian, R.
(2005)
Towards measuring the meridional overturning circulation from space.
2005 NERC Earth Observation Conference, Portsmouth, UK.
06 Sep 2005.
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Abstract
We investigate the feasibility of measuring the meridional overturning circulation (MOC), i.e. the full-depth water mass transport, in the North Atlantic using satellite data. Using the Parallel Ocean Climate Model, we simulate satellite observations of ocean bottom pressure and sea surface height (SSH) over a 20-year period, and perform a linear regression on these variables to yield the MOC. As much as 93.5% of the variability in the smoothed transport is thereby explained. This increases to 98% when SSH and bottom pressure are first smoothed. We present initial studies of predicting the time evolution of the MOC, with promising results.
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Published date: 6 September 2005
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2005 NERC Earth Observation Conference was part of: RSPSoc Annual Conference 'Measuring, Mapping and Managing a Hazardous World', Portsmouth University, UK, 6-9 Sept 2005. Abstract in book of abstracts (unpaginated)
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2005 NERC Earth Observation Conference, Portsmouth, UK, 2005-09-06 - 2005-09-06
Keywords:
MOC, North Atlantic, Altimetry, Gravity, RAPID, GRACE
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/17469
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D. Cromwell
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R.E. Houseago-Stokes
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A.G.P. Shaw
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P.G. Challenor
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R. Tokmakian
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