Dynamic ocean topography of the northern Nordic seas: a comparison between satellite altimetry and ocean modeling

Müller, Felix L.; Wekerle, Claudia; Dettmering, Denise; Passaro, Marcello; Bosch, Wolfgang; Seitz, Florian

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-611-2019

Articles | Volume 13, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-611-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-611-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 2

Research article

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20 Feb 2019

Research article |

| 20 Feb 2019

Dynamic ocean topography of the northern Nordic seas: a comparison between satellite altimetry and ocean modeling

Felix L. Müller, Claudia Wekerle, Denise Dettmering, Marcello Passaro, Wolfgang Bosch, and Florian Seitz

Data sets

RA-2 Sensor and Geophysical Data Record - SGDR European Space Agency https://doi.org/10.5270/en1-85m0a7b

Short summary

Knowledge of the dynamic ocean topography (DOT) enables studying changes of ocean surface currents. The DOT can be derived by satellite altimetry measurements or by models. However, in polar regions, altimetry-derived sea surface heights are affected by sea ice. Model representations are consistent but impacted by the underlying functional backgrounds and forcing models. The present study compares results from both data sources in order to investigate the potential for a combination of the two.