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YIN Xunqiang,QIAO Fangli,XIA Changshui,LÜ Xin'gang,YANG Yongzeng. 2010. Reconstruction of eddies by assimilating satellite altimeter data into Princeton Ocean Model. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, (1):1-11
Reconstruction of eddies by assimilating satellite altimeter data into Princeton Ocean Model
Reconstruction of eddies by assimilating satellite altimeter data into Princeton Ocean Model
Received:September 02, 2008  Revised:December 30, 2008
DOI:10.1007/s13131-010-0001-7
Key words:data assimilation  eddy  numerical model  optimal interpolation  POM
中文关键词:  data assimilation  eddy  numerical model  optimal interpolation  POM
基金项目:The Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation Basic Research Program of China (Argo973, Grant No. 2007CB816002), special fund for fundamental scientific research under contract No. 2008G08 and the advanced programs of ministry of personnel for returness.
Author NameAffiliationE-mail
YIN Xunqiang College of Physical and Environmental Oceanography, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
Key Laboratory of Marine Science and Numerical Modeling(MASNUM), State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China 
 
QIAO Fangli First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
Key Laboratory of Marine Science and Numerical Modeling(MASNUM), State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China 
Qiaofl@fio.org.cn 
XIA Changshui First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
Key Laboratory of Marine Science and Numerical Modeling(MASNUM), State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China 
 
LÜ Xin'gang First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
Key Laboratory of Marine Science and Numerical Modeling(MASNUM), State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China 
 
YANG Yongzeng First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
Key Laboratory of Marine Science and Numerical Modeling(MASNUM), State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China 
 
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Abstract:
      An optimal interpolation assimilation model for satellite altimetry data is developed based on Princeton Ocean Model (POM), which is applied in a quasi-global domain, by the method of isotropic correlation between sea level anomaly (SLA) and sea temperature anomaly. The performance of this assimilation model is validated by the modeled results of SLA and the current patterns. Comparisons between modeling and satellite data show that both the magnitudes and distribution patterns of the simulated SLA are improved by assimilation. The most significant improvement is that meso-scale systems, e.g., eddies, are well reconstructed. The evolution of an eddy located in the northwest Pacific Ocean is traced by using the assimilation model. Model results show that during three months the eddy migrated southwestward for about 6 degrees before merging into the Kuroshio. The three dimensional structure of this eddy on 12 August 2001 is further analyzed. The strength of this warm, cyclonic eddy decreases with the increase of depth. The eddy shows different horizontal patterns at different layers, and the SLA and temperature fields agree with each other well. This study suggests that this kind of data assimilation is economic and reliable for eddy reconstruction, and can be used as a promising technique in further studies of ocean eddies as well as other fine circulation structures.
中文摘要:
      An optimal interpolation assimilation model for satellite altimetry data is developed based on Princeton Ocean Model (POM), which is applied in a quasi-global domain, by the method of isotropic correlation between sea level anomaly (SLA) and sea temperature anomaly. The performance of this assimilation model is validated by the modeled results of SLA and the current patterns. Comparisons between modeling and satellite data show that both the magnitudes and distribution patterns of the simulated SLA are improved by assimilation. The most significant improvement is that meso-scale systems, e.g., eddies, are well reconstructed. The evolution of an eddy located in the northwest Pacific Ocean is traced by using the assimilation model. Model results show that during three months the eddy migrated southwestward for about 6 degrees before merging into the Kuroshio. The three dimensional structure of this eddy on 12 August 2001 is further analyzed. The strength of this warm, cyclonic eddy decreases with the increase of depth. The eddy shows different horizontal patterns at different layers, and the SLA and temperature fields agree with each other well. This study suggests that this kind of data assimilation is economic and reliable for eddy reconstruction, and can be used as a promising technique in further studies of ocean eddies as well as other fine circulation structures.
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