Advances in surface water and ocean topography for fine-scale eddy identification from altimeter sea surface height merging maps in the South China Sea
First Institute of Oceanography, and Key Laboratory of Marine Science and Numerical Modeling, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao 266061, China
Zhiwei Zhang
Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (FDOMES) and Physical Oceanography Laboratory/Key Laboratory of Ocean Observation and Information of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institution, Ocean University of China, Qingdao/Sanya, China
Xingliang Jiang
Department of Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Zexin Dong
College of Meteorology and Oceanology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Feng Xu
College of Meteorology and Oceanology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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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.
Our research evaluated the precision of mapping the ocean's surface with combined data from a...