China Ocean ReAnalysis(CORA) version 1.0 products for the period 2009-18 have been developed and validated.The model configuration and assimilation algorithm have both been updated compared to those of the 51-year(195...China Ocean ReAnalysis(CORA) version 1.0 products for the period 2009-18 have been developed and validated.The model configuration and assimilation algorithm have both been updated compared to those of the 51-year(1958-2008) products.The assimilated observations include temperature and salinity field data,satellite remote sensing sea surface temperature,and merged sea surface height(SSH) anomaly data.The validation includes the following three aspects:(1) Temperature,salinity,and SSH anomaly root-mean-square errors(RMSEs) are computed as a primary evaluation of the reanalysis quality.The 0-2000 m domain-averaged RMSEs of temperature and salinity are 0.61℃ and 0.08 psu,respectively.The SSH anomaly RMSE is less than 0.2 m in most regions.(2) The 35°N temperature section is used to evaluate the ability to reproduce the thermocline,mixing layer,and Yellow Sea cold water mass.In summer,the thermocline is reinforced,with the gradient changing from 3℃ in May to 10℃ in August.The mixing-layer depth reproduced by CORA is consistent with that computed from the observed climatology.The Yellow Sea cold water mass forms at a depth of 50 m.(3) The reanalysis current is examined against the tracks of some drifting buoys.The results show that the reanalysis current can capture the mesoscale eddies near the Kuroshio,which are similar to those described by the drifting buoys.Overall,the 2009-18 CORA reanalysis products are capable of reproducing major oceanic phenomena and processes in the coastal waters of China and adjacent seas.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the National Key Research and Development Program of China [grant numbers 2016YFC1401800,2017YFC1404103,2016YFC1401701,and 2019YFC1510000]the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 41976019]the Tianjin Natural Science Foundation [grant number 18JCQNJC01200]。
文摘China Ocean ReAnalysis(CORA) version 1.0 products for the period 2009-18 have been developed and validated.The model configuration and assimilation algorithm have both been updated compared to those of the 51-year(1958-2008) products.The assimilated observations include temperature and salinity field data,satellite remote sensing sea surface temperature,and merged sea surface height(SSH) anomaly data.The validation includes the following three aspects:(1) Temperature,salinity,and SSH anomaly root-mean-square errors(RMSEs) are computed as a primary evaluation of the reanalysis quality.The 0-2000 m domain-averaged RMSEs of temperature and salinity are 0.61℃ and 0.08 psu,respectively.The SSH anomaly RMSE is less than 0.2 m in most regions.(2) The 35°N temperature section is used to evaluate the ability to reproduce the thermocline,mixing layer,and Yellow Sea cold water mass.In summer,the thermocline is reinforced,with the gradient changing from 3℃ in May to 10℃ in August.The mixing-layer depth reproduced by CORA is consistent with that computed from the observed climatology.The Yellow Sea cold water mass forms at a depth of 50 m.(3) The reanalysis current is examined against the tracks of some drifting buoys.The results show that the reanalysis current can capture the mesoscale eddies near the Kuroshio,which are similar to those described by the drifting buoys.Overall,the 2009-18 CORA reanalysis products are capable of reproducing major oceanic phenomena and processes in the coastal waters of China and adjacent seas.
