Improving the Arctic Mean Sea Surface with CryoSat-2 Data
A fundamental basis for estimating short and long-term changes in the sea surface is a reliable mean sea surface (MSS). Existing MSS models, derived from satellite radar altimetry, generally lack observations above 82 degrees latitude making high Arctic sea surface change estimates unreliable. Most...
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ftdtupubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/d23b6cb1-b6b5-4e96-a16a-76947f2bd1ae 2024-03-31T07:49:44+00:00 Improving the Arctic Mean Sea Surface with CryoSat-2 Data Stenseng, Lars Andersen, Ole Baltazar 2013 application/pdf https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/d23b6cb1-b6b5-4e96-a16a-76947f2bd1ae https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/87943435/LS_OBA.pdf http://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2013/FM/sections/G/sessions/G41B/abstracts/G41B-0937.html eng eng https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/d23b6cb1-b6b5-4e96-a16a-76947f2bd1ae info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Stenseng , L & Andersen , O B 2013 , ' Improving the Arctic Mean Sea Surface with CryoSat-2 Data ' , AGU Fall Meeting 2013 , San Francisco , United States , 09/12/2013 - 13/12/2013 . < http://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2013/FM/sections/G/sessions/G41B/abstracts/G41B-0937.html > conferenceObject 2013 ftdtupubl 2024-03-06T00:57:37Z A fundamental basis for estimating short and long-term changes in the sea surface is a reliable mean sea surface (MSS). Existing MSS models, derived from satellite radar altimetry, generally lack observations above 82 degrees latitude making high Arctic sea surface change estimates unreliable. Most current MSS models use ICESat data, geoid models, ocean circulation models, or a combination of these to extrapolate the MSS above 82 degrees latitude. This approach makes the MSS models unsuited for deriving sea surface anomalies from short-term observations like airborne campaigns (e.g. operation IceBridge). The new state of the art DTU13MSS is a global high-resolution MSS that includes retracked CryoSat-2 data and thereby extends the polar data coverage up to 88 degrees latitude. Furthermore, in the sea-ice covered areas, the SAR and SARin feature of the altimeter on-board CryoSat-2 increases the amount of useable observations dramatically compared to conventional altimeters like ENVISAT and ERS-1/2. Finally the continuous time-series, below 82 degrees latitude, has been extended to cover more than 20 years compared to the 17 years use for the DTU10MSS model. A comparison between DTU13MSS and DTU10MSS show an improvement of more than 20 cm between 82 and 88 degrees latitude. For the first time the three years of retracked CryoSat-2 data will, in combination with DTU13MSS, allow reliable estimation of the trend and annual variations in the high Arctic Ocean sea surface height. Conference Object Arctic Arctic Arctic Ocean Sea ice ice covered areas Technical University of Denmark: DTU Orbit Arctic Arctic Ocean |
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A fundamental basis for estimating short and long-term changes in the sea surface is a reliable mean sea surface (MSS). Existing MSS models, derived from satellite radar altimetry, generally lack observations above 82 degrees latitude making high Arctic sea surface change estimates unreliable. Most current MSS models use ICESat data, geoid models, ocean circulation models, or a combination of these to extrapolate the MSS above 82 degrees latitude. This approach makes the MSS models unsuited for deriving sea surface anomalies from short-term observations like airborne campaigns (e.g. operation IceBridge). The new state of the art DTU13MSS is a global high-resolution MSS that includes retracked CryoSat-2 data and thereby extends the polar data coverage up to 88 degrees latitude. Furthermore, in the sea-ice covered areas, the SAR and SARin feature of the altimeter on-board CryoSat-2 increases the amount of useable observations dramatically compared to conventional altimeters like ENVISAT and ERS-1/2. Finally the continuous time-series, below 82 degrees latitude, has been extended to cover more than 20 years compared to the 17 years use for the DTU10MSS model. A comparison between DTU13MSS and DTU10MSS show an improvement of more than 20 cm between 82 and 88 degrees latitude. For the first time the three years of retracked CryoSat-2 data will, in combination with DTU13MSS, allow reliable estimation of the trend and annual variations in the high Arctic Ocean sea surface height. |
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Improving the Arctic Mean Sea Surface with CryoSat-2 Data |
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Improving the Arctic Mean Sea Surface with CryoSat-2 Data |
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Improving the Arctic Mean Sea Surface with CryoSat-2 Data |
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Improving the Arctic Mean Sea Surface with CryoSat-2 Data |
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Improving the Arctic Mean Sea Surface with CryoSat-2 Data |
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improving the arctic mean sea surface with cryosat-2 data |
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Stenseng , L & Andersen , O B 2013 , ' Improving the Arctic Mean Sea Surface with CryoSat-2 Data ' , AGU Fall Meeting 2013 , San Francisco , United States , 09/12/2013 - 13/12/2013 . < http://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2013/FM/sections/G/sessions/G41B/abstracts/G41B-0937.html > |
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