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| Titel |
The coherence of small island sea level with the wider ocean: a model study |
| VerfasserIn |
Joanne Williams, Chris W. Hughes |
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Englisch
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1812-0784
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In: Ocean Science ; 9, no. 1 ; Nr. 9, no. 1 (2013-02-14), S.111-119 |
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250017454
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/os-9-111-2013.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Studies comparing tide gauge measurements with sea level from nearby satellite
altimetry have shown good agreement for some islands and poor agreement for
others, though no explanation has been offered. Using the 1/12°
OCCAM
ocean model, we investigate the relationship between sea level at small, open-ocean
islands and offshore sea level. For every such island or seamount in the model,
we compare the shallow-water sea level with the steric and bottom pressure
variability in a neighbouring ring of deep water.
We find a latitude-dependent range of frequencies for which off-shore sea level
is poorly correlated with island sea level. This poor coherence occurs in a
spectral region for which steric signals dominate, but are unable to propagate
as baroclinic Rossby waves.
This mode of decoupling does not arise because of islands bathymetry, as the same
decoupling is seen between deep ocean points and surrounding rings. |
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