1. Comparison of 1/32 Global NLOM and SeaWiFS in the Arabian Sea
SeaWiFS ocean color
1/32° NLOM sea surface height (SSH) and surface currents
26°N
26°N
Iran
24°N
24°N
Gulf of
Oman
Altimeter data
assimilated
No assimilation
22°N
22°N
Arabian
Peninsula
20°N
20°N
18°N
18°N
16°N
16°N
56°E
58°E
60°E
62°E
56°E
58°E
60°E
62°E
56°E
58°E
60°E
62°E
(in cm)
0.3
0.4
0.6
1.0
1.6
2.5
4.0
Composite over Oct 2-Oct
Oct
With assimilation of ERS-2, GFO and JASON 1 altimeter SSH data
Oct
No assimilation of ocean data
JF Shriver, HE Hurlburt
NRL Code 7300
OM Smedstad
Planning Systems Inc.
Both used atmospheric forcing from FNMOC/NOGAPS