Monthly Maps of Sea Surface Height in the North Atlantic and Zonal Indices for the Gulf Stream Using TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter Data
Monthly Maps of sea surface height are constructed for the North Atlantic Ocean using TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter data. Mean sea surface height is reconstructed using a weighted combination of historical, hydrographic data and a synthetic mean obtained by fitting a Gaussian model of the Gulf Stream jet...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19970031240 2023-05-15T17:28:48+02:00 Monthly Maps of Sea Surface Height in the North Atlantic and Zonal Indices for the Gulf Stream Using TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter Data Singh, Sandipa Kelly, Kathryn A. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Jun. 1997 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19970031240 unknown Document ID: 19970031240 Accession ID: 97N28436 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19970031240 No Copyright CASI Oceanography NASA-CR-205637 NAS 1.26:205637 AD-A327917 WHOI-97-06 1997 ftnasantrs 2019-08-31T23:03:45Z Monthly Maps of sea surface height are constructed for the North Atlantic Ocean using TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter data. Mean sea surface height is reconstructed using a weighted combination of historical, hydrographic data and a synthetic mean obtained by fitting a Gaussian model of the Gulf Stream jet to altimeter data. The resultant mean shows increased resolution over the hydrographic mean, and incorporates recirculation information that is absent in the synthetic mean. Monthly maps, obtained by adding the mean field to altimeter sea surface height residuals, are used to derive a set of zonal indices that describe the annual cycle of meandering as well as position and strength of the Gulf Stream. Other/Unknown Material North Atlantic NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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Oceanography Singh, Sandipa Kelly, Kathryn A. Monthly Maps of Sea Surface Height in the North Atlantic and Zonal Indices for the Gulf Stream Using TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter Data |
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Monthly Maps of sea surface height are constructed for the North Atlantic Ocean using TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter data. Mean sea surface height is reconstructed using a weighted combination of historical, hydrographic data and a synthetic mean obtained by fitting a Gaussian model of the Gulf Stream jet to altimeter data. The resultant mean shows increased resolution over the hydrographic mean, and incorporates recirculation information that is absent in the synthetic mean. Monthly maps, obtained by adding the mean field to altimeter sea surface height residuals, are used to derive a set of zonal indices that describe the annual cycle of meandering as well as position and strength of the Gulf Stream. |
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Singh, Sandipa Kelly, Kathryn A. |
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Singh, Sandipa Kelly, Kathryn A. |
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Singh, Sandipa |
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Monthly Maps of Sea Surface Height in the North Atlantic and Zonal Indices for the Gulf Stream Using TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter Data |
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Monthly Maps of Sea Surface Height in the North Atlantic and Zonal Indices for the Gulf Stream Using TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter Data |
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Monthly Maps of Sea Surface Height in the North Atlantic and Zonal Indices for the Gulf Stream Using TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter Data |
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Monthly Maps of Sea Surface Height in the North Atlantic and Zonal Indices for the Gulf Stream Using TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter Data |
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Monthly Maps of Sea Surface Height in the North Atlantic and Zonal Indices for the Gulf Stream Using TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter Data |
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monthly maps of sea surface height in the north atlantic and zonal indices for the gulf stream using topex/poseidon altimeter data |
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1997 |
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Document ID: 19970031240 Accession ID: 97N28436 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19970031240 |
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