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Can assimilation of satellite observations improve subsurface biological properties in a numerical model? A case study for the Gulf of Mexico
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Katja Fennel
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Liuqian Yu
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Z. Xue, R. He, K. Fennel, W.-J. Cai, S. Lohrenz, and C. Hopkinson
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Short summary
We demonstrate that even sparse BGC-Argo profiles can substantially improve biogeochemical prediction via a priori model tuning. By assimilating satellite surface chlorophyll and physical observations, subsurface distributions of physical properties and nutrients were improved immediately. The improvement of subsurface chlorophyll was modest initially but was greatly enhanced after adjusting the parameterization for light attenuation through further a priori tuning.
We demonstrate that even sparse BGC-Argo profiles can substantially improve biogeochemical...
