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Ocean tidal solutions in Antarctica from GRACE inter‐satellite tracking data
Author(s) -
Han ShinChan,
Ray Richard D.,
Luthcke Scott B.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2007gl031540
Subject(s) - satellite , geology , wavelength , satellite tracking , geodesy , inversion (geology) , sampling (signal processing) , remote sensing , oceanography , geomorphology , physics , optoelectronics , structural basin , astronomy , detector , optics
Long‐wavelength components of the oceanic tides surrounding Antarctica are estimated directly from three years of GRACE satellite‐to‐satellite ranging measurements. An inversion is performed for the major constituents M 2 , O 1 , and S 2 , with K 1 excluded because of inadequate phase sampling. The tides are parameterized as localized average mass anomalies over areas approximately 300 2 km 2 ; other parameters, including satellite state adjustments, are estimated simultaneously with the tides. Qualitative comparison of our solutions with in situ tide measurements shows agreement in spatial pattern, clearly indicating regions where our adopted prior model is inadequate. To exploit these solutions, follow‐on work must assimilate these long‐wavelength components into a high‐resolution numerical tidal model.