An assessment of ten ocean reanalyses in the polar regions

Global and regional ocean and sea ice reanalysis products (ORAs) are increasingly used in polar research, but their quality remains to be systematically assessed. To address this, the Polar ORA Intercomparison Project (Polar ORA-IP) has been established following on from the ORA-IP project. Several...

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Autores: Uotila, Petteri; Goosse, Hugues; Haines, Keith; Chevallier, Matthieu; Barthélemy, Antoine; Bricaud, Clément; Carton, Jim; Fuckar, Neven; Garric, Gilles; Iovino, Doroteaciro; Kauker, Frank; Korhonen, Meri; Lien, Vidar S.; Marnela, Marika; Massonnet, François; Mignac, Davi; Peterson, K. Andrew; Sadikni, Remon; Shi, Li; Tietsche, Steffen; Toyoda, Takahiro; Xie, Jiping; Zhang, Zhaoru
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/132671
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/132671
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00382-018-4242-z
Nivel de acceso:Acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Oceanography
Reanalyses
Artic
Antartic
Sea-ice
Clima--Observacions
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies
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Kauker, Frank
Korhonen, Meri
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Marnela, Marika
Massonnet, François
Mignac, Davi
Peterson, K. Andrew
Sadikni, Remon
Shi, Li
Tietsche, Steffen
Toyoda, Takahiro
Xie, Jiping
Zhang, Zhaoru
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Bricaud, Clément
Carton, Jim
Chevallier, Matthieu
Fuckar, Neven
Garric, Gilles
Goosse, Hugues
Haines, Keith
Iovino, Doroteaciro
Kauker, Frank
Korhonen, Meri
Lien, Vidar S.
Marnela, Marika
Massonnet, François
Mignac, Davi
Peterson, K. Andrew
Sadikni, Remon
Shi, Li
Tietsche, Steffen
Toyoda, Takahiro
Uotila, Petteri
Xie, Jiping
Zhang, Zhaoru
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Goosse, Hugues
Haines, Keith
Chevallier, Matthieu
Barthélemy, Antoine
Bricaud, Clément
Carton, Jim
Fuckar, Neven
Garric, Gilles
Iovino, Doroteaciro
Kauker, Frank
Korhonen, Meri
Lien, Vidar S.
Marnela, Marika
Massonnet, François
Mignac, Davi
Peterson, K. Andrew
Sadikni, Remon
Shi, Li
Tietsche, Steffen
Toyoda, Takahiro
Xie, Jiping
Zhang, Zhaoru
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description Global and regional ocean and sea ice reanalysis products (ORAs) are increasingly used in polar research, but their quality remains to be systematically assessed. To address this, the Polar ORA Intercomparison Project (Polar ORA-IP) has been established following on from the ORA-IP project. Several aspects of ten selected ORAs in the Arctic and Antarctic were addressed by concentrating on comparing their mean states in terms of snow, sea ice, ocean transports and hydrography. Most polar diagnostics were carried out for the first time in such an extensive set of ORAs. For the multi-ORA mean state, we found that deviations from observations were typically smaller than individual ORA anomalies, often attributed to offsetting biases of individual ORAs. The ORA ensemble mean therefore appears to be a useful product and while knowing its main deficiencies and recognising its restrictions, it can be used to gain useful information on the physical state of the polar marine environment.
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spelling An assessment of ten ocean reanalyses in the polar regions Uotila, Petteri Goosse, Hugues Haines, Keith Chevallier, Matthieu Barthélemy, Antoine Bricaud, Clément Carton, Jim Fuckar, Neven Garric, Gilles Iovino, Doroteaciro Kauker, Frank Korhonen, Meri Lien, Vidar S. Marnela, Marika Massonnet, François Mignac, Davi Peterson, K. Andrew Sadikni, Remon Shi, Li Tietsche, Steffen Toyoda, Takahiro Xie, Jiping Zhang, Zhaoru Oceanography Reanalyses Artic Antartic Sea-ice Clima--Observacions Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies Global and regional ocean and sea ice reanalysis products (ORAs) are increasingly used in polar research, but their quality remains to be systematically assessed. To address this, the Polar ORA Intercomparison Project (Polar ORA-IP) has been established following on from the ORA-IP project. Several aspects of ten selected ORAs in the Arctic and Antarctic were addressed by concentrating on comparing their mean states in terms of snow, sea ice, ocean transports and hydrography. Most polar diagnostics were carried out for the first time in such an extensive set of ORAs. For the multi-ORA mean state, we found that deviations from observations were typically smaller than individual ORA anomalies, often attributed to offsetting biases of individual ORAs. The ORA ensemble mean therefore appears to be a useful product and while knowing its main deficiencies and recognising its restrictions, it can be used to gain useful information on the physical state of the polar marine environment. We acknowledge Dr. Benjamin Rabe and the two anonymous reviewers for their comments that significantly improved the manuscript. EU-COST EOS-1402 Ocean Synthesis action is acknowledged for their support, in particular to assist the organisation of the Polar ORA-IP meetings, both physical and virtual, which were crucial for the study. Work of Uotila was supported by the Finnish Academy (Grants 264358 and 283034) and by the EU MCSA grant 707262-LAWINE. Chevallier, Fučkar, Haines and Massonnet have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme through Grant agreement No. 727862 APPLICATE. Fučkar was a Juan de la Cierva-incorporacion fellow supported by the Spanish government. Goosse is a research director and Massonnet a post-doctoral researcher with the FRS/FNRS, Belgium. The ORA and MMM data used in this study are provided by Hamburg University on the ORA-IP web-site at https ://icdc.cen.uni-hambu rg.de/1/daten /reana lysis -ocean /oraip .html. Peer Reviewed Springer https://hdl.handle.net/2117/132671 https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00382-018-4242-z
spellingShingle An assessment of ten ocean reanalyses in the polar regions
Uotila, Petteri
Oceanography
Reanalyses
Artic
Antartic
Sea-ice
Clima--Observacions
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies
title An assessment of ten ocean reanalyses in the polar regions
title_full An assessment of ten ocean reanalyses in the polar regions
title_fullStr An assessment of ten ocean reanalyses in the polar regions
title_full_unstemmed An assessment of ten ocean reanalyses in the polar regions
title_short An assessment of ten ocean reanalyses in the polar regions
title_sort An assessment of ten ocean reanalyses in the polar regions
topic Oceanography
Reanalyses
Artic
Antartic
Sea-ice
Clima--Observacions
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies
topic_facet Oceanography
Reanalyses
Artic
Antartic
Sea-ice
Clima--Observacions
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies
url https://hdl.handle.net/2117/132671
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00382-018-4242-z