The coherence of small island sea-level with the wider ocean: a model study
Williams, Joanne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8421-4481; Hughes, Christopher
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9355-0233.
2012
The coherence of small island sea-level with the wider ocean: a model study.
Ocean Science Discussions, 9 (5).
3049-3070.
https://doi.org/10.5194/osd-9-3049-2012
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Abstract/Summary
Studies comparing tide gauge measurements with sea level from nearby satellite altimetry have shown good agreement for some islands, and poor agreement for others, though no explanation has been offered. Using the 1/12° OCCAM ocean model, we investigate the relationship between sea level at small, open-ocean islands, and offshore sea level. For every such island or seamount in the model, we compare the shallow-water sea level with the steric and bottom pressure variability in a neighboring ring of deep water. We find a latitude-dependent range of frequencies for which off-shore sea level is poorly correlated with island sea level. This poor coherence occurs in a spectral region for which steric signals dominate, but are unable to propagate as baroclinic Rossby waves. This mode of decoupling does not arise because of island topography, as the same decoupling is seen between deep ocean points and surrounding rings.
Item Type: | Publication - Article |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.5194/osd-9-3049-2012 |
Programmes: | NOC Programmes |
NORA Subject Terms: | Marine Sciences |
Date made live: | 12 Oct 2012 08:24 +0 (UTC) |
URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/19931 |
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