YEOS Input data
Required input data for models Waves: wind forcing, bathymetry Ocean-ice model: –Weather forcing –Bathymetry –Tidal harmonics –T/S climatology –River runoff SPM: –Bottom sediment type –Initial condition –River SPM load
Input data collected
Weather forcing (25N-41N, 110E – 131E)
Model bathymetry (3nm resolution)
Tidal harmonics Satellite: TOPEX/POSEIDON – 1/4degree resolution, 8 harmonics, Danish space centre, global KORDI: 10km resolution, 8 harmonincs, Yellow Sea, East China Sea
Large uncertainties for tidal harmonics (1)
Large uncertainties for tidal harmonics (2)
T/S monthly climatology and River runoff T/S: NODC High resolution (1/4 degree) Temperature and Salinity Analyses of the World's Oceans ( /qd_ts01.html) Version 2. /qd_ts01.html River runoff: annual mean value – IAP