Accuracy assessment of global barotropic ocean tide models
The accuracy of state-of-the-art global barotropic tide models is assessed using bottom pressure data, coastal tide gauges, satellite altimetry, various geodetic data on Antarctic ice shelves, and independent tracked satellite orbit perturbations. Tide models under review include empirical, purely h...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:98102 2023-05-15T13:37:24+02:00 Accuracy assessment of global barotropic ocean tide models Stammer, D Ray, RD Andersen, OB Arbic, BK Bosch, W Carrere, L Cheng, Y Chinn, DS Dushaw, BD Egbert, GD Erofeeva, SY Fok, HS Green, JAM Griffiths, S King, MA Lapin, V Lemoine, FG Luthcke, SB Lyard, F Morison, J Muller, M Padman, L Richman, JG Shriver, JF Shum, CK Taguchi, E Yi, Y 2014 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.1002/2014RG000450 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/98102 en eng Amer Geophysical Union http://ecite.utas.edu.au/98102/1/243 Stammer.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014RG000450 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT110100207 Stammer, D and Ray, RD and Andersen, OB and Arbic, BK and Bosch, W and Carrere, L and Cheng, Y and Chinn, DS and Dushaw, BD and Egbert, GD and Erofeeva, SY and Fok, HS and Green, JAM and Griffiths, S and King, MA and Lapin, V and Lemoine, FG and Luthcke, SB and Lyard, F and Morison, J and Muller, M and Padman, L and Richman, JG and Shriver, JF and Shum, CK and Taguchi, E and Yi, Y, Accuracy assessment of global barotropic ocean tide models, Reviews of Geophysics, 52, (3) pp. 243-282. ISSN 8755-1209 (2014) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/98102 Engineering Geomatic Engineering Geodesy Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2014 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.1002/2014RG000450 2019-12-13T22:00:13Z The accuracy of state-of-the-art global barotropic tide models is assessed using bottom pressure data, coastal tide gauges, satellite altimetry, various geodetic data on Antarctic ice shelves, and independent tracked satellite orbit perturbations. Tide models under review include empirical, purely hydrodynamic (forward), and assimilative dynamical, i.e., constrained by observations. Ten dominant tidal constituents in the diurnal, semidiurnal, and quarter-diurnal bands are considered. Since the last major model comparison project in 1997, models have improved markedly, especially in shallow-water regions and also in the deep ocean. The root-sum-square differences between tide observations and the best models for eight major constituents are approximately 0.9, 5.0, and 6.5 cm for pelagic, shelf, and coastal conditions, respectively. Large intermodel discrepancies occur in high latitudes, but testing in those regions is impeded by the paucity of high-quality in situ tide records. Long-wavelength components of models tested by analyzing satellite laser ranging measurements suggest that several models are comparably accurate for use in precise orbit determination, but analyses of GRACE intersatellite ranging data show that all models are still imperfect on basin and subbasin scales, especially near Antarctica. For the M 2 constituent, errors in purely hydrodynamic models are now almost comparable to the 1980-era Schwiderski empirical solution, indicating marked advancement in dynamical modeling. Assessing model accuracy using tidal currents remains problematic owing to uncertainties in in situ current meter estimates and the inability to isolate the barotropic mode. Velocity tests against both acoustic tomography and current meters do confirm that assimilative models perform better than purely hydrodynamic models. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Shelves eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctic Reviews of Geophysics 52 3 243 282 |
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The accuracy of state-of-the-art global barotropic tide models is assessed using bottom pressure data, coastal tide gauges, satellite altimetry, various geodetic data on Antarctic ice shelves, and independent tracked satellite orbit perturbations. Tide models under review include empirical, purely hydrodynamic (forward), and assimilative dynamical, i.e., constrained by observations. Ten dominant tidal constituents in the diurnal, semidiurnal, and quarter-diurnal bands are considered. Since the last major model comparison project in 1997, models have improved markedly, especially in shallow-water regions and also in the deep ocean. The root-sum-square differences between tide observations and the best models for eight major constituents are approximately 0.9, 5.0, and 6.5 cm for pelagic, shelf, and coastal conditions, respectively. Large intermodel discrepancies occur in high latitudes, but testing in those regions is impeded by the paucity of high-quality in situ tide records. Long-wavelength components of models tested by analyzing satellite laser ranging measurements suggest that several models are comparably accurate for use in precise orbit determination, but analyses of GRACE intersatellite ranging data show that all models are still imperfect on basin and subbasin scales, especially near Antarctica. For the M 2 constituent, errors in purely hydrodynamic models are now almost comparable to the 1980-era Schwiderski empirical solution, indicating marked advancement in dynamical modeling. Assessing model accuracy using tidal currents remains problematic owing to uncertainties in in situ current meter estimates and the inability to isolate the barotropic mode. Velocity tests against both acoustic tomography and current meters do confirm that assimilative models perform better than purely hydrodynamic models. |
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Stammer, D Ray, RD Andersen, OB Arbic, BK Bosch, W Carrere, L Cheng, Y Chinn, DS Dushaw, BD Egbert, GD Erofeeva, SY Fok, HS Green, JAM Griffiths, S King, MA Lapin, V Lemoine, FG Luthcke, SB Lyard, F Morison, J Muller, M Padman, L Richman, JG Shriver, JF Shum, CK Taguchi, E Yi, Y |
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