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Data assimilation of sea surface temperature and salinity using basin-scale reconstruction from empirical orthogonal functions: a feasibility study in the northeastern Baltic Sea
Mihhail Zujev
Department of Marine Systems, Tallinn University of Technology,
Tallinn, EE12618, Estonia
Department of Marine Systems, Tallinn University of Technology,
Tallinn, EE12618, Estonia
Priidik Lagemaa
Department of Marine Systems, Tallinn University of Technology,
Tallinn, EE12618, Estonia
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The proposed method of data assimilation is capable of effectively correcting basin-scale mismatch of oceanographic models when the domain is under nearly coherent external forcing. The method uses basin-scale EOF modes, calculated from the long-term model statistics. These modes are used to reconstruct gridded fields from point observations, which are further fed to the model using relaxation. Tests with sea surface temperature and salinity in the NE Baltic Sea were successful.
The proposed method of data assimilation is capable of effectively correcting basin-scale...