Articles | Volume 21, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1033-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1033-2025
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16 Jun 2025
Research article |  | 16 Jun 2025

Advances in surface water and ocean topography for fine-scale eddy identification from altimeter sea surface height merging maps in the South China Sea

Xiaoya Zhang, Lei Liu, Jianfang Fei, Zhijin Li, Zexun Wei, Zhiwei Zhang, Xingliang Jiang, Zexin Dong, and Feng Xu

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Our research evaluated the precision of mapping the ocean's surface with combined data from a couple of satellites, focusing on dynamic aspects revealed by sea level changes. The results show that 2DVAR (two-dimensional variation), a new mapping product, aligns more closely and with less error with the most advanced satellite observations than a widely used mapping product called AVISO (Archiving, Validation, and Interpretation of Satellite Oceanographic). The results suggest that 2DVAR detects minor ocean movements better, making it more valuable and reliable for ocean dynamic study.
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