Chen, Zhiqiang, Wang, Xidong, Liu, Lei and Wang, Xiaoting (2023) Estimating Three‐Dimensional Structures of Eddy in the South Indian Ocean From the Satellite Observations Based on the isQG Method. Earth and Space Science, 10 (10). Art.Nr. e2023EA002991. DOI 10.1029/2023EA002991.

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Abstract

Key Points:

The high-resolution eddy's 3D structures are estimated from the satellite observations based on the interior + surface quasigeostrophic (isQG) method

Introducing the higher-resolution sea surface temperature observation to isQG method enhances the effective resolution of reconstruction

A correction scheme in density reconstruction within the mixed layer is suggested to offset the absence of mixed layer dynamics

By incorporating the high-resolution satellite remote sensing sea surface temperature (SST) with low-resolution sea level anomaly and sea surface salinity (SSS), this study explores the reconstructability of the three-dimensional (3D) eddy structures via the “interior + surface quasigeostrophic” (isQG) method in the South Indian Ocean. We apply the incorporation of high-resolution SST to improve the spatial resolution of the reconstruction. We also propose a correction scheme for density reconstruction within the mixed layer to offset the absence of mixed layer dynamics in the SQG framework. Comparison against the in situ observations demonstrates a satisfactory reconstructability for subsurface velocity and density anomalies. Statistically, the zonal velocity reconstructability outperforms its meridional counterpart and the corresponding velocity phase. The reconstructed shallow-layer velocity exhibits a superior skill in eddy-active regions, when compared with drogued drifter observations. Reconstructed subsurface velocities reproduce the spatial structures of eddy-induced velocity anomaly along the GO-SHIP observation transect, although present smaller magnitudes. Results demonstrate the potential applicability of the isQG method for reconstructing mesoscale eddies, particularly in the ocean at mid-to-high latitudes, where subsurface dynamics are strongly influenced by barotropic and the first baroclinic modes. With the upcoming high-advanced satellite observations, the isQG framework is expected to achieve better subsurface estimations.

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