An effectivemethod for improving the accuracy of Argo objective analysis

ZHANG Chunling XU Jianping BAO Xianwen WANG Zhenfeng

ZHANGChunling, XUJianping, BAOXianwen, WANGZhenfeng. An effectivemethod for improving the accuracy of Argo objective analysis[J]. 海洋学报英文版, 2013, 32(7): 66-77. doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0333-1
引用本文: ZHANGChunling, XUJianping, BAOXianwen, WANGZhenfeng. An effectivemethod for improving the accuracy of Argo objective analysis[J]. 海洋学报英文版, 2013, 32(7): 66-77. doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0333-1
ZHANG Chunling, XU Jianping, BAO Xianwen, WANG Zhenfeng. An effectivemethod for improving the accuracy of Argo objective analysis[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2013, 32(7): 66-77. doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0333-1
Citation: ZHANG Chunling, XU Jianping, BAO Xianwen, WANG Zhenfeng. An effectivemethod for improving the accuracy of Argo objective analysis[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2013, 32(7): 66-77. doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0333-1

An effectivemethod for improving the accuracy of Argo objective analysis

doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0333-1
基金项目: The Marine Public Welfare Special Funds, the State Oceanic Administration of China under contract No. 200705022; the Technology Special Basic Work, the Ministry of Science and Technology under contract No. 2012FY112300; the Basic Scientific Research Special Funds of the Second Institute of Oceanography, the State Oceanic Administration of China under contract No. JT0904.

An effectivemethod for improving the accuracy of Argo objective analysis

  • 摘要: Based on the optimal interpolation objective analysis of the Argo data, improvements are made to the empirical formula of a background error covariancematrixwidely used in data assimilation and objective analysis systems. Specifically, an estimation of correlation scales that can improve effectively the accuracy of Argo objective analysis has been developed. Thismethod can automatically adapt to the gradient change of a variable and is referred to as “gradient-dependent correlation scalemethod”. Its effect on the Argo objective analysis is verified theoretically with Gaussian pulse and spectrumanalysis. The results of one-dimensional simulation experiment show that the gradient-dependent correlation scales can improve the adaptability of the objective analysis system, making it possible for the analysis scheme to fully absorb the shortwave information of observation in areas with larger oceanographic gradients. The new scheme is applied to the Argo data objective analysis systemin the Pacific Ocean. The results are obviously improved.
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  • 收稿日期:  2012-04-11
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