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publisher:10.1016/j.dsr.2004.02.012
Estimating the circulation from hydrography and satellite altimetry in the Southern Ocean: limitations imposed by the current geoid models
Losch, Martin 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3824-5244 and Schröter, Jens ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9240-5798
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3824-5244 and Schröter, Jens ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9240-5798
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mlosch [ at ] awi-bremerhaven.de
Abstract
Sea-surface height data from satellite altimetry offers itself as avery powerful means of determining the general ocean circulation. Inorder to use it in time-independent problems, one has to use theequipotential height of a geoid model as a reference surface. Up tonow, this reference surface is not known to an accuracy sufficientfor ocean state estimation, as is demonstrated in the context of aninverse analysis of a particular hydrographic section in theSouthern Ocean with altimetry data relative to the geoid height ofthe EGM96 geoid model.
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Losch, Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3824-5244 and Schröter, Jens ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9240-5798
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3824-5244 and Schröter, Jens ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9240-5798
;
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AWI Organizations > Climate Sciences > Climate Dynamics
AWI Organizations > Climate Sciences > Physical Oceanography of the Polar Seas
AWI Organizations > Climate Sciences > Sea Ice Physics
AWI Organizations > Climate Sciences > Physical Oceanography of the Polar Seas
AWI Organizations > Climate Sciences > Sea Ice Physics
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Helmholtz Research Programs > MARCOPOLI (2004-2008) > POL-MARCOPOLI
Helmholtz Research Programs > MARCOPOLI (2004-2008) > POL2-Southern Ocean climate and ecosystem
Helmholtz Research Programs > MARCOPOLI (2004-2008) > POL2-Southern Ocean climate and ecosystem
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10.1016/j.dsr.2004.02.012
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Schröter, J.
(2004):
Estimating the circulation from hydrography and satellite altimetry in the Southern Ocean: limitations imposed by the current geoid models
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Deep-sea research i,
51
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pp. 1131-1143
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doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2004.02.012
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