Showing papers by "Anthony Rosati published in 1995"
TL;DR: The sea surface pressure formulation of the rigid lid primitive equation oceanic problem is reviewed and clarified in this paper, and a diagnostic relationship is found that relates the surface pressure to the barotropic and baroclinic components of the subsurface flow field.
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TL;DR: In this article, a global oceanic four-dimensional data assimilation system has been developed for use in initializing coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation models and also to study interannual variability.
Abstract: A global oceanic four-dimensional data assimilation system has been developed for use in initializing coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation models and also to study interannual variability. The data inserted into a high-resolution global ocean model consist of conventional sea surface temperature observations and vertical temperature profiles. The data are inserted continuously into the model by updating the model's temperature solution every time step. This update is created using a statistical interpolation routine applied to all data in a 30-day window for three consecutive time steps and then the correction is held constant for nine time steps. Not updating every time step allows for a more computationally efficient system without affecting the quality of the analysis. The data assimilation system was run over a 10-yr period from 1979 to 1988. The resulting analysis product was compared with independent analysis including model-derived fields like velocity. The large-scale features see...
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