Do Altimeter Wavenumber Spectra Agree with the Interior or Surface Quasigeostrophic Theory

By Pierre-Yves Le Traon, Patrice Klein, B. Hua, Gerald Dibarboure. 2008

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Subfields: Atmospheric Science, Oceanography

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Interpreting Energy and Tracer Spectra of Upper-Ocean Turbulence in the Submesoscale Range (1–200 km) (2013, background): “As discussed in sections 5 and 6, this is not what we ﬁnd in the observations presented here: the energy levels in mixed layer and thermocline are very similar.”
The Effects of Altimeter Instrument Noise on the Estimation of the Wavenumber Spectrum of Sea Surface Height (2012, background): “Recent theoretical work has suggested the relevance of the surface quasigeostrophic (SQG) theory for interpreting altimeter observations (Held et al. 1995; Capet et al. 2008; Le Traon et al. 2008).”
Three‐dimensional reconstruction of oceanic mesoscale currents from surface information (2008, methodology): “The existence of a surfaceintensified mode has been recently supported by a thorough analysis of altimeter data, which has revealed a SSH power law close to k−11/3 instead of k−5 predicted by quasigeostrophic turbulence [Le Traon et al., 2008].”
Mesoscale to submesoscale transition in the California current system. Part III: Energy balance and flux (2008, background): “Le Traon et al. (2008) find k 5/3 for the velocity spectrum in three regions with energetic mesoscale activity.”
Parameterization of mixed layer eddies. III: Implementation and impact in global ocean climate simulations (2010, background): “Consis- 166 tently, altimetric velocities display a near k −2 rolloff at high wavenumbers, 167 although noise-contamination is an issue (Le Traon et al., 2008).”
Mesoscale to submesoscale wavenumber spectra in Drake Passage (2016, unknown): “At scales between 70 and 200 km, the AltiKa spectrum in Drake Passage is consistent with TOPEX/Poseidon/ Jason spectra in other high eddy kinetic energy regions (Le Traon et al. 2008; Xu and Fu 2012).”