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Specifying the Combined Effect of Data and Representation Error for
Altimetry Data Assimilation
Alexey Kaplan and Mark A. CaneLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
in collaboration with
David W. Behringer, NOAA/NCEP/EMC
13th JCSDA Technical Review Meeting & Science Workshop on Satellite Data Assimilation
13-15 May 2015, NCWCP, College Park, MD
Function of Representation Error
Let the “true” field T be modeled incompletely:T = Tm + Tr
(Only Tm part is modeled)
Then the observation equation, as a constraint on the modeled part, will become
Tobs = H*Tm + [ H*Tr + eobs ] […] is “effective” observational error: it includes
the representation error as well.
Altimetry Corrections
• Tidal signal removed by FES2004 tidal model
• AVISO Dynamic Atmospheric Correction:
• Static “Inverted Barometer” response to pressure removed using ECMWF pressure field
• Dynamic response to wind and pressure simulated by Mog2D FE barotropic model
Special role of scale-separation inestimating contributions to
observational and representation error
Variability at scales ~ a few model grid sizes: not resolved by the model,contributes to the representation error
Variability at scales < 1 model grid sizemight not be sampled well by observations (observations within individual grids assumed aggregated)
A typical situation in global or basin-wide ocean modeling:
Model: typical grid resolution – 30km x 60km
Data: Sea surface height altimetry – 6km footprint;SST – 1-4-25km averages, depending on the product;In situ observations – local.
MOM3 ODAexperimentsby D.Behringer:
CTL (no assim)
TS (temp & salprofiles)
TS + altimetry
8x2 binom filt to AVISO Altim fields (right col)
Effect of the spatial filtering on the TSA assim (left) and altim fields
(right)
Eddy-related error in altimetry or model fields by Ponte et al (2007):
Computed as std SSH difference between simulations with 1/8 and 1 deg spatial
resolution
Approach here: find a separating filter, such thatTm = F[Tm]
Tr = (I-F)[T] ~ (I-F)[Tobs]
Connection to the Bob Miller’s approach (Richman et al., 2005 and followups):
Tr = (I-E*ET)*(Tobs-Tf), where E are leading model EOFs.
But E*ET*Tf ~ Tf , thus Tr = (I-E*ET)*Tobs
In other words, E*ET ~ F behaves as a spatial filter (with a split at smaller scales than in Miller’s
case)
Conclusions and OutlookCONCLUSIONS
Systematic inter-comparison of the NCEP MOM3 ocean data assimilation experiments by D.Behringer were performed at monthly and pentadal resolutions. Error maps for the monthly gridded altimetry fields were reinterpreted as contributions to the MOM3 model representation error, due to the higher smoothness of model fields compared to the altimetry fields. Appropriate filters for identifying the representation error part in the altimetry data were designed.