Assimilation of altimeter data in a two-layer primitive equation model of the Gulf Stream

Abstract

A two-layer finite depth, primitive equation model of the Gulf Stream region is used to study the effect of updating the model with simulated altimeter data as observations. In this study both a complete field of sea surface height (SSH) and SSH sampled along satellite tracks are used as "observations'. The effect of assimilating altimeter data from two satellites is also discussed. -from Authors