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Jason 1 Investigation: Altimetric Studies of Ocean Tidal Dynamics
- Publication Year :
- 2004
- Publisher :
- United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2004.
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Abstract
- Two papers on tidal dissipation were completed and published. The first of these extended our earlier work, which focused on the dominant M2 constituent, to include 7 additional constituents. In addition to confirming a total deep water dissipation total very close to 1 TW, this study demonstrated significant differences in the distribution of dissipation between diurnal and semi-diurnal constituents. The second paper involved an extensive modeling study of tides in the present day and the last glacial maximum. In this study we showed that accuracy of tidal solutions for the present day Ocean were significantly improved by including a parameterization of internal tide drag over rough topography in the deep ocean. It was also demonstrated that a complete self-consistent treatment of Ocean self attraction and tidal loading was required for accurate solutions.
- Subjects :
- Oceanography
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Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- NASA Technical Reports
- Notes :
- NCC5-711
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsnas.20040086548
- Document Type :
- Report