Journal
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
Volume 41, Issue 6, Pages 2063-2069Publisher
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL059510
Keywords
GOCE; mean dynamic topography; gravity field; consistent combination
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- DFG [SPP 1257]
- DFG project G/O2000+
- COSIMO within ESA's Support To Science Element program
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The quality of mean dynamic topography (MDT) models derived from an altimetric mean sea surface and a gravity field model mainly depends on the spatial resolution and accuracy of the particular gravity field model. We use an integrated approach which allows for estimating the MDT and its (inverse) covariance matrix on a predefined grid which is one of the requirements for ocean data assimilation. The quality and accuracy of the MDT directly reflects the quality and accuracy of the used gravity field model. For the first time, MDT estimates along with its full error covariance matrix based on Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) data can be provided. We demonstrate the progress accomplished with GOCE processing and the valuable contribution of the GOCE gravity field models regarding the estimation of the MDT by showing results based on altimetric observations of Jason-1 and Envisat in combination with different GOCE gravity field models for the North Atlantic.
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