Dynamic-Mode Decomposition of Geostrophically Balanced Motions from SWOT Altimetry
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| author | Uchida, Takaya Badarvada, Yadidya Lapo, Karl E. Xu, Xiaobiao Early, Jeffrey J. Arbic, Brian K. Menemenlis, Dimitris Hiron, Luna Chassignet, Eric P. Shriver, Jay F. Buijsman, Maarten C. |
| author_facet | Uchida, Takaya Badarvada, Yadidya Lapo, Karl E. Xu, Xiaobiao Early, Jeffrey J. Arbic, Brian K. Menemenlis, Dimitris Hiron, Luna Chassignet, Eric P. Shriver, Jay F. Buijsman, Maarten C. |
| contents | The decomposition of oceanic flow into its balanced and unbalanced motions carries theoretical and practical significance for the oceanographic community. These two motions have distinct dynamical characteristics and affect the transport of tracers differently from one another. The launch of Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite provides a prime opportunity to diagnose the surface balanced and unbalanced motions on a global scale at an unprecedented spatial resolution. Here, we apply dynamic-mode decomposition (DMD), a linear-algebraic data-driven method, to a tidally-forced numerical simulation and one-day-repeat SWOT observations of sea-surface height (SSH) in the Gulf Stream extension. DMD is able to separate out the spatial modes associated with sub-inertial periods from super-inertial periods. The sub-inertial modes of DMD can be used to extract geostrophically balanced motions from SSH fields, which have an imprint of internal tides and gravity waves. We utilize the statistical relation between relative vorticity and strain rate as the metric to gauge the extraction of geostrophy. |
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| spellingShingle | Dynamic-Mode Decomposition of Geostrophically Balanced Motions from SWOT Altimetry Uchida, Takaya Badarvada, Yadidya Lapo, Karl E. Xu, Xiaobiao Early, Jeffrey J. Arbic, Brian K. Menemenlis, Dimitris Hiron, Luna Chassignet, Eric P. Shriver, Jay F. Buijsman, Maarten C. Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics Fluid Dynamics The decomposition of oceanic flow into its balanced and unbalanced motions carries theoretical and practical significance for the oceanographic community. These two motions have distinct dynamical characteristics and affect the transport of tracers differently from one another. The launch of Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite provides a prime opportunity to diagnose the surface balanced and unbalanced motions on a global scale at an unprecedented spatial resolution. Here, we apply dynamic-mode decomposition (DMD), a linear-algebraic data-driven method, to a tidally-forced numerical simulation and one-day-repeat SWOT observations of sea-surface height (SSH) in the Gulf Stream extension. DMD is able to separate out the spatial modes associated with sub-inertial periods from super-inertial periods. The sub-inertial modes of DMD can be used to extract geostrophically balanced motions from SSH fields, which have an imprint of internal tides and gravity waves. We utilize the statistical relation between relative vorticity and strain rate as the metric to gauge the extraction of geostrophy. |
| title | Dynamic-Mode Decomposition of Geostrophically Balanced Motions from SWOT Altimetry |
| topic | Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics Fluid Dynamics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.09309 |