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Global mean sea surface heights (SSHs) and gravity anomalies on a 2′×2′ grid were determined from Seasat, Geosat (Exact Repeat Mission and Geodetic Mission), ERS-1 (1.5-year mean of 35-day, and
GM), TOPEX/POSEIDON (T/P) (5.6-year mean) and ERS-2 (2-year mean) altimeter data over the region 0∘–360∘ longitude and –80∘–80∘ latitude. To reduce ocean variabilities and data noises, SSHs from non-repeat missions were filtered by Gaussian filters
of various wavelengths. A Levitus oceanic dynamic topography was subtracted from the altimeter-derived SSHs, and the resulting
heights were used to compute along-track deflection of the vertical (DOV). Geoidal heights and gravity anomalies were then
computed from DOV using the deflection-geoid and inverse Vening Meinesz formulae. The Levitus oceanic dynamic topography was
added back to the geoidal heights to obtain a preliminary sea surface grid. The difference between the T/P mean sea surface
and the preliminary sea surface was computed on a grid by a minimum curvature method and then was added to the preliminary
grid. The comparison of the NCTU01 mean sea surface height (MSSH) with the T/P and the ERS-1 MSSH result in overall root-mean-square
(RMS) differences of 5.0 and 3.1 cm in SSH, respectively, and 7.1 and 3.2 μrad in SSH gradient, respectively. The RMS differences
between the predicted and shipborne gravity anomalies range from 3.0 to 13.4 mGal in 12 areas of the world's oceans.
Received: 26 September 2001 / Accepted: 3 April 2002
Correspondence to: C. Hwang
Acknowledgements. This research is partly supported by the National Science Council of ROC, under grants NSC89-2611-M-009-003-OP2 and NSC89-2211-E-009-095.
This is a contribution to the IAG Special Study Group 3.186. The Geosat and ERS1/2 data are from NOAA and CERSAT/France, respectively.
The T/P data were provided by AVISO. The CLS and GSFC00 MSS models were kindly provided by NASA/GSFC and CLS, respectively.
Drs. Levitus, Monterey, and Boyer are thanked for providing the SST model. Dr. T. Gruber and two anonymous reviewers provided
very detailed reviews that improved the quality of this paper. 相似文献
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P. Moore 《Journal of Geodesy》2001,75(5-6):241-254
Dual satellite crossovers (DXO) between the two European Remote Sensing satellites ERS-1 and ERS-2 and TOPEX/Poseidon are
used to (1) refine the Earth's gravity field and (2) extend the study of the ERS-2 altimetric range stability to cover the
first four years of its operation. The enhanced gravity field model, AGM-98, is validated by several methodologies and will
be shown to provide, in particular, low geographically correlated orbital error for ERS-2. For the ERS-2 altimetric range
study, TOPEX/Poseidon is first calibrated through comparison against in situ tide gauge data. A time series of the ERS-2 altimeter
bias has been recovered along with other geophysical correction terms using tables for bias jumps in the range measurements
at the single point target response (SPTR) events. On utilising the original version of the SPTR tables the overall bias drift
is seen to be 2.6±1.0 mm/yr with an RMS of fit of 12.2 mm but with discontinuities at the centimetre level at the SPTR events.
On utilising the recently released revised tables, SPTR2000, the drift is better defined at 2.4±0.6 mm/yr with the RMS of
fit reduced to 3.7 mm. Investigations identify the sea-state bias as a source of error with corrections affecting the overall
drift by close to 1.2 mm/yr.
Received: 25 May 2000 / Accepted: 24 January 2001 相似文献
3.
The 2 arc-minute × 2 arc-minute geoid model (GEOID96) for the United States supports the conversion between North American
Datum 1983 (NAD 83) ellipsoid heights and North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD 88) Helmert heights. GEOID96 includes information
from global positioning system (GPS) height measurements at optically leveled benchmarks. A separate geocentric gravimetric
geoid, G96SSS, was first calculated, then datum transformations and least-squares collocation were used to convert from G96SSS
to GEOID96.
Fits of 2951 GPS/level (ITRF94/NAVD 88) benchmarks to G96SSS show a 15.1-cm root mean square (RMS) around a tilted plane (0.06 ppm,
178∘ azimuth), with a mean value of −31.4 cm (15.6-cm RMS without plane). This mean represents a bias in NAVD 88 from global mean
sea level, remaining nearly constant when computed from subsets of benchmarks. Fits of 2951 GPS/level (NAD 83/NAVD 88) benchmarks
to GEOID96 show a 5.5-cm RMS (no tilts, zero average), due primarily to GPS error. The correlated error was 2.5 cm, decorrelating
at 40 km, and is due to gravity, geoid and GPS errors. Differences between GEOID96 and GEOID93 range from −122 to +374 cm
due primarily to the non-geocentricity of NAD 83.
Received: 28 July 1997 / Accepted: 2 September 1998 相似文献
4.
Procedures to calculate mean sea surface heights and gravity anomalies from altimeter-derived sea surface heights and along-track
sea surface slopes using the least-squares collocation procedure are derived. The slope data is used when repeat track averaging
is not possible to reduce ocean variability effects. Tests were carried out using Topex, Geosat, ERS-1 [35-day and 168-day
(2 cycle)] data. Calculations of gravity anomalies in the Gulf Stream region were made using the sea surface height and slope
data. Tests were also made correcting the sea surface heights for dynamic ocean topography calculated from a degree 360 expansion
of data from the POCM-4B global ocean circulation model. Comparisons of the anomaly predictions were carried out with ship
data using anomalies calculated for this paper as well as others.
Received: 19 August 1996 / Accepted: 14 April 1997 相似文献
5.
ERS-1 radial positioning using the JGM-2 and JGM-3 gravity fields is assessed by analysing dual crossovers with TOPEX/Poseidon,
neither field containing ERS-1 data. This method allows a more complete recovery of ERS-1 radial orbit error, specifically
of the previously unattainable mean geographical error. The global analysis shows that the theoretical error derived from
the JGM-2 covariance matrix is realistic and that JGM-3 represents a slight improvement, at least at the inclination of ERS-1.
A latitudinal-based study in the southern ocean indicates possible weaknesses in both fields, notably for low and resonant
geopotential orders m. A refinement of JGM-2, RGM-2, is undertaken through inclusion of ERS-1 and STELLA laser tracking and ERS-1 altimetry, reducing
several of its deficiencies.
Received: 14 May 1996 / Accepted: 17 February 1997 相似文献
6.
Four different implementations of Stokes' formula are employed for the estimation of geoid heights over Sweden: the Vincent
and Marsh (1974) model with the high-degree reference gravity field but no kernel modifications; modified Wong and Gore (1969)
and Molodenskii et al. (1962) models, which use a high-degree reference gravity field and modification of Stokes' kernel;
and a least-squares (LS) spectral weighting proposed by Sj?berg (1991). Classical topographic correction formulae are improved
to consider long-wavelength contributions. The effect of a Bouguer shell is also included in the formulae, which is neglected
in classical formulae due to planar approximation. The gravimetric geoid is compared with global positioning system (GPS)-levelling-derived
geoid heights at 23 Swedish Permanent GPS Network SWEPOS stations distributed over Sweden. The LS method is in best agreement,
with a 10.1-cm mean and ±5.5-cm standard deviation in the differences between gravimetric and GPS geoid heights. The gravimetric
geoid was also fitted to the GPS-levelling-derived geoid using a four-parameter transformation model. The results after fitting
also show the best consistency for the LS method, with the standard deviation of differences reduced to ±1.1 cm. For comparison,
the NKG96 geoid yields a 17-cm mean and ±8-cm standard deviation of agreement with the same SWEPOS stations. After four-parameter
fitting to the GPS stations, the standard deviation reduces to ±6.1 cm for the NKG96 geoid. It is concluded that the new corrections
in this study improve the accuracy of the geoid. The final geoid heights range from 17.22 to 43.62 m with a mean value of
29.01 m. The standard errors of the computed geoid heights, through a simple error propagation of standard errors of mean
anomalies, are also computed. They range from ±7.02 to ±13.05 cm. The global root-mean-square error of the LS model is the
other estimation of the accuracy of the final geoid, and is computed to be ±28.6 cm.
Received: 15 September 1999 / Accepted: 6 November 2000 相似文献
7.
Analysis of some systematic errors affecting altimeter-derived sea surface gradient with application to geoid determination over Taiwan 总被引:3,自引:1,他引:3
C. Hwang 《Journal of Geodesy》1997,71(2):113-130
This paper analyzes several systematic errors affecting sea surface gradients derived from Seasat, Geosat/ERM, Geosat/GM,
ERS-1/35d, ERS-1/GM and TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry. Considering the data noises, the conclusion is: (1) only Seasat needs to
correct for the non-geocentricity induced error, (2) only Seasat and Geosat/GM need to correct for the one cycle per revolution
error, (3) only Seasat, ERS-1/GM and Geosat/GM need to correct for the tide model error; over shallow waters it is suggested
to use a local tide model not solely from altimetry. The effects of the sea surface topography on gravity and geoid computations
from altimetry are significant over areas with major oceanographic phenomena. In conclusion, sea surface gradient is a better
data type than sea surface height. Sea surface gradients from altimetry, land gravity anomalies, ship gravity anomalies and
elevation data were then used to calculate the geoid over Taiwan by least-squares collocation. The inclusion of sea surface
gradients improves the geoid prediction by 27% when comparing the GPS-derived and the predicted geoidal heights, and by 30%
when comparing the observed and the geoid-derived deflections of the vertical. The predicted geoid along coastal areas is
accurate to 2 cm and can help GPS to do the third-order leveling.
Received 22 January 1996; Accepted 13 September 1996 相似文献
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由ERS-2和TOPEX卫星测高数据推算的海面高异常的主成分分析 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
利用1995~2003年间的TOPEX/POSEIDON和ERS-2卫星测高数据,尽量采用相同的改正模型对TOPEX和ERS-2卫星测高数据分别进行改正,然后由共线分析法分别推算了全球1°×1°的35 d的海面高异常时间序列,并采用主成分分析法分别对这两个海面高异常时间序列进行了分析。 相似文献
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Quasi-stationary sea surface topography estimation by the multiple input/output method 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Multiple input/multiple output system theory (MIMOST) is briefly presented, and the application of the method to the quasi-stationary
sea surface topography (QSST) estimation and the filtering of the input observations are discussed. The repeat character of
satellite altimetry missions provides more than one sample of the measured sea surface height (SSH) field, and an approximation
of the input signal and error power spectral densities can be determined using this successive information. A case study in
the Labrador Sea is considered using SSHs from ERS1 phases C and G, ERS1-GM, ERS2 phase A and TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetric missions
in combination with shipborne gravity anomalies. The time period of the observations in this study is from 1993 to 1998. Some
comparisons between the techniques used for the power spectral density approximation are carried out and some remarks on the
properties of the estimated QSST are presented.
Received: 19 October 1999 / Accepted: 23 October 2000 相似文献
10.
In order to study the Baltic Sea Level change and to unify national height systems a two week GPS campaign was performed in the region in Autumn 1990. Parties from Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland and Sweden carried out GPS measurements at 26 tide gauges along the Baltic sea and 8 VLBI and SLR fiducial stations with baseline lengths ranging from 230 km to 1600 km. The observations were processed in the network mode with the Bernese version 3.3 software using orbit improvement techniques. To get rid of the scale error introduced by the ionospheric refraction from single-frequency data, the local models of the ionosphere were estimated using L4 observations. The tropospheric zenith corrections were also considered. The preliminary results show average root mean square (RMS) errors of about ±3 cm in the horizontal position and ±7 cm in the vertical position relative to the Potsdam SLR station in ITRF89 system. After transformation of the GPS results to geoid heights using the levelled heights, an absolute comparison with gravimetric geoid heights using the least squares modification of Stokes' formula (LSMS), the modified Molodensky and the NKG Scandinavian geoid 1989 (NGK-89) models gives a standard deviation of the difference of ±7cm to ±9cm for the NKG-89 model and of ±9cm to ±30cm for the LSMS and the modified Molodensky model. The Swedish height system is found to be about 8-37cm higher than those of the other Baltic countries for NKG-89 model. 相似文献
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A data-driven approach to local gravity field modelling using spherical radial basis functions 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
We propose a methodology for local gravity field modelling from gravity data using spherical radial basis functions. The methodology
comprises two steps: in step 1, gravity data (gravity anomalies and/or gravity disturbances) are used to estimate the disturbing
potential using least-squares techniques. The latter is represented as a linear combination of spherical radial basis functions
(SRBFs). A data-adaptive strategy is used to select the optimal number, location, and depths of the SRBFs using generalized
cross validation. Variance component estimation is used to determine the optimal regularization parameter and to properly
weight the different data sets. In the second step, the gravimetric height anomalies are combined with observed differences
between global positioning system (GPS) ellipsoidal heights and normal heights. The data combination is written as the solution
of a Cauchy boundary-value problem for the Laplace equation. This allows removal of the non-uniqueness of the problem of local
gravity field modelling from terrestrial gravity data. At the same time, existing systematic distortions in the gravimetric
and geometric height anomalies are also absorbed into the combination. The approach is used to compute a height reference
surface for the Netherlands. The solution is compared with NLGEO2004, the official Dutch height reference surface, which has
been computed using the same data but a Stokes-based approach with kernel modification and a geometric six-parameter “corrector
surface” to fit the gravimetric solution to the GPS-levelling points. A direct comparison of both height reference surfaces
shows an RMS difference of 0.6 cm; the maximum difference is 2.1 cm. A test at independent GPS-levelling control points, confirms
that our solution is in no way inferior to NLGEO2004. 相似文献
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A 2×2 arc-minute resolution geoid model, CARIB97, has been computed covering the Caribbean Sea. The geoid undulations refer
to the GRS-80 ellipsoid, centered at the ITRF94 (1996.0) origin. The geoid level is defined by adopting the gravity potential
on the geoid as W
0=62 636 856.88 m2/s2 and a gravity-mass constant of GM=3.986 004 418×1014 m3/s2. The geoid model was computed by applying high-frequency corrections to the Earth Gravity Model 1996 global geopotential
model in a remove-compute-restore procedure. The permanent tide system of CARIB97 is non-tidal. Comparison of CARIB97 geoid
heights to 31 GPS/tidal (ITRF94/local) benchmarks shows an average offset (h–H–N) of 51 cm, with an Root Mean Square (RMS) of 62 cm about the average. This represents an improvement over the use of a global
geoid model for the region. However, because the measured orthometric heights (H) refer to many differing tidal datums, these comparisons are biased by localized permanent ocean dynamic topography (PODT).
Therefore, we interpret the 51 cm as partially an estimate of the average PODT in the vicinity of the 31 island benchmarks.
On an island-by-island basis, CARIB97 now offers the ability to analyze local datum problems which were previously unrecognized
due to a lack of high-resolution geoid information in the area.
Received: 2 January 1998 / Accepted: 18 August 1998 相似文献
13.
Summary The geophysical interpretation of satellite tracking residuals generally ignores the filtering effect of initial orbit correction on the true errors of the model. While the filtered information is usually regarded as lost, knowing the spectral characteristics of the filter is a great aid in the detailed interpretation of residuals, especially of global data sets. In this regard, we derive the filter characteristics (admittances) of orbit correction in the presence of geopotential-caused trajectory errors. We then apply the filter to determine the likely power of the lost radial information in crossover differences of sea heights determined from satellite altimetry or in the latitude lumped coefficients derived from them. For example, we find that resonant geopotential information with periods longer than the corrected orbit's arc length is largely lost in residual crossover data. Results are given for GEOSAT, ERS-1 and TOPEX/Poseidon in their Exact Repeat Missions, using calibrated variancecovariance matrices of the harmonic geopotential coefficients of several recent Earth gravity models. To prove that filtering is important, we first employed a simple cut of all perturbing terms with periods longer than the general tracking period (4 days for GEOSAT and ERS-1, and 10 days for TOPEX). But the cut is too crude a method from a theoretical viewpoint, and thus, we developed two new filters. A comparison of their admittances explains the differences (and sometimes anomalous behaviour) between them and the cut. Many numerical examples (single-satellite crossover errors and latitude lumped coefficient errors, as projected from the variance-covariance matrices) are presented.This paper has been presented during the Panel on Satellite Dynamics, at COSPAR 1994, in Hamburg, Germany. 相似文献
14.
Analysis of the bias between TOPEX and GPS vTEC determinations 总被引:4,自引:2,他引:2
The TOPEX/Poseidon satellite was jointly developed and deployed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
USA, and the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France (for details see Chelton et al. In: Fu L-L, Cazenave A (eds)
International geophysics series, vol 69, ISBN 0-12-269545-3, Academic Press, CA, pp 1–131, 2001), with the main scientific
goal of sea surface height monitoring. The process that ends with the TOPEX main observable (the range between the satellite
and the sea surface) involves the measurement of several parameters of the radar pulses reflected by the sea surface and the
computation of several other corrections. After several calibration campaigns performed by the Calibration/Validation team
of the mission, it was found that TOPEX range determinations were systematically shorter than expected and it was decided
to add an empirical correction of +15 mm to the TOPEX range-computation algorithm. As a by-product, TOPEX provides vertical
total electron content (vTEC) determinations which have turned out to be a very important data source for the ionospheric
research community. Since TOPEX vTEC measurements became available, several comparison studies have detected a constant bias,
from +2 to +5 TECu, when TOPEX is compared to other vTEC sources, e.g., Global Positioning System (GPS), Doppler Orbitography
and Radio-positioning Integrated by Satellite (DORIS), (TOPEX always greater than the others). In this work, we show that
miscalibration of the corrections used in the TOPEX processing algorithm can cause the shortening effect of TOPEX ranges and
at the same time the constant bias on the TOPEX vTEC values. It is also shown that changes on TOPEX System Biases of less
than 10 mm for the Ku-band and between 40 and 70 mm for the C-band, can make both effects disappear. The analyzed hypothesis
is supported by theoretical considerations and data analysis available in the specialized literature.
On behalf of the authors of the contribution ‘Analysis of the bias between TOPEX and GPS vTEC determinations’, I declare that
the paper has not been, nor is in the process of being published in any other publication. 相似文献
15.
Estimation of dynamic ocean topography in the Gulf Stream area using the Hotine formula and altimetry data 总被引:3,自引:2,他引:1
Changyou Zhang 《Journal of Geodesy》1998,72(9):499-510
Two modifications of the Hotine formula using the truncation theory and marine gravity disturbances with altimetry data are
developed and used to compute a marine gravimetric geoid in the Gulf Stream area. The purpose of the geoid computation from
marine gravity information is to derive the absolute dynamic ocean topography based on the best estimate of the mean surface
height from recent altimetry missions such as Geosat, ERS-1, and Topex. This paper also tries to overcome difficulties of
using Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) techniques to the geoid computation when the Hotine kernel is modified according to
the truncation theory. The derived absolute dynamic ocean topography is compared with that from global circulation models
such as POCM4B and POP96. The RMS difference between altimetry-derived and global circulation model dynamic ocean topography
is at the level of 25cm. The corresponding mean difference for POCM4B and POP96 is only a few centimeters. This study also
shows that the POP96 model is in slightly better agreement with the results derived from the Hotine formula and altimetry
data than POCM4B in the Gulf Stream area. In addition, Hotine formula with modification (II) gives the better agreement with
the results from the two global circulation models than the other techniques discussed in this paper.
Received: 10 October 1996 / Accepted: 16 January 1998 相似文献
16.
The New Hebrides experiment consisted of setting up a pair of DORIS beacons in remote tropical islands in the southwestern
Pacific, between 1993 and 1997. Because of orbitography requirements on TOPEX/Poséidon, the beacons were only transmitting
to SPOT satellites. Root-mean-square (RMS) scatters at the centimeter level on the latitude and vertical components were achieved,
but 2-cm RMS scatters affected the longitude component. Nevertheless, results of relative velocity (123 mm/year N250°) are
very consistent with those obtained using the global positioning system (GPS) (126 mm/yr N246°). The co-seismic step (12 mm
N60°) related to the Walpole event (M
W = 7.7) is consistent with that derived from GPS (10 mm N30°) or from the centroid moment tensor (CMT) of the quake (12 mm
N000°).
Received: 19 November 1999 / Accepted: 17 May 2000 相似文献
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One year (November 1986 to October 1987) of Geosat altimeter data with improved orbits produced at The Ohio State University
has been used to define sea surface heights for 22 ERM and one year averaged Geosat track. All sea surface heights were referenced
to the single reference track through the application of geoid gradient corrections. The root mean square (RMS) gradient correction
was on the order of ±1 cm although it could reach 20 cm with data points in trench areas. 10 values used to form the mean
were considered.
Although this study was initially driven by a need for a good reference sea surface for geodetic applications the formation
of the reference track yields information on the variability of the ocean surface in the first year of the Geosat ERM. The
RMS point variability was ± 12.6 cm with only a very small number of values exceeding 50 cm when a depth editing criteria
was used. Global plots of the sea surface variability clearly reveal the major ocean currents and their variations in position
in the year. Examination of the 1° × 1° averaged sea surface height variations show average and maximum variability values
as follows: Gulf Stream (29 and 50 cm); Kurshio Current (24 and 49 cm); Agulhas Current (24 and 52 cm) and the Gulf of Mexico
(18 and 31 cm). These magnitudes may be dependent on the radial orbit correction procedure. To investigate this effect sea
slope variations were also computed. These results also showed clear current structures but also high frequency gravity field
information despite efforts to average out such information.
The data described in the paper is available from the authors for numerous other studies, some of which are suggested in the
paper. 相似文献
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An algorithm for very accurate absolute positioning through Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite clock estimation has
been developed. Using International GPS Service (IGS) precise orbits and measurements, GPS clock errors were estimated at
30-s intervals. Compared to values determined by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the agreement was at the level of about 0.1 ns
(3 cm). The clock error estimates were then applied to an absolute positioning algorithm in both static and kinematic modes.
For the static case, an IGS station was selected and the coordinates were estimated every 30 s. The estimated absolute position
coordinates and the known values had a mean difference of up to 18 cm with standard deviation less than 2 cm. For the kinematic
case, data obtained every second from a GPS buoy were tested and the result from the absolute positioning was compared to
a differential GPS (DGPS) solution. The mean differences between the coordinates estimated by the two methods are less than
40 cm and the standard deviations are less than 25 cm. It was verified that this poorer standard deviation on 1-s position
results is due to the clock error interpolation from 30-s estimates with Selective Availability (SA). After SA was turned
off, higher-rate clock error estimates (such as 1 s) could be obtained by a simple interpolation with negligible corruption.
Therefore, the proposed absolute positioning technique can be used to within a few centimeters' precision at any rate by estimating
30-s satellite clock errors and interpolating them.
Received: 16 May 2000 / Accepted: 23 October 2000 相似文献
19.
Aliasing of the diurnal and semi-diurnal tides is a major problem when estimating the ocean tides from satellite altimetry.
As a result of aliasing, the tides become correlated and many years of altimeter observations may be needed to seperate them.
For the three major satellite altimetry missions to date i.e., GEOSAT, ERS-1, and TOPEX/POSEIDON (T/P), the alias periods
as well as the Rayleigh periods over which the tides decorrelate can be identified. Especially in case of GEOSAT and ERS-1,
severe correlation problems arise. However, it is shown by means of covariance analyses that the tidal phase advance differences
on crossing satellite groundtracks can significantly reduce the correlations among the diurnal and semi-diurnal tides and
among these tides and the seasonal cycles of ocean variability. Therefore, it has been attempted to solve a multi-satellite
response tidal solution for the diurnal and semi-diurnal bands from a total of 7 years of altimetry. Unfortunately, it could
be shown that the GEOSAT and ERS-1 orbit errors are too large to improve a 3-year T/P tidal solution with about 2 years of
GEOSAT and 2 years of ERS-1 altimeter observations. However, these results are preliminary and it is expected that more accurate
orbits, which have become available recently for ERS-1, and additional altimeter data from ERS-2 and the GEOSAT Follow-On
(GFO) should lead to an improved T/P tidal model.
Received: 4 May 1999 / Accepted: 24 January 2000 相似文献
20.
Seasonal sea level change from TOPEX/Poseidon observation and thermal contribution 总被引:10,自引:0,他引:10
J. L. Chen C. K. Shum C. R. Wilson D. P. Chambers B. D. Tapley 《Journal of Geodesy》2000,73(12):638-647
Seasonal steric sea-level change due to temperature variation in the mixing layer is assessed using space-measured sea-surface
temperature data and historical in situ temperature measurements. The results are compared with TOPEX/Poseidon satellite altimeter
measurement at different large spatial scales. It is indicated that thermal effect accounts for much of the observed seasonal
variability, especially when averaging over zonal regions. Some regional seasonal patterns of sea-level anomalies in the tropical
oceans are well represented by the thermal model prediction. Systematic differences are shown between TOPEX/Poseidon observation
and thermal contribution at a 1–2 cm level. The potential causes for these differences are discussed, including water mass
exchanges among the atmosphere, land, and oceans, and error sources in the steric result and geophysical corrections applied
in TOPEX/Poseidon data.
Received: 25 September 1998 / Accepted: 13 July 1999 相似文献