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Email from Nikolai Maximenko : |
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http://iprc.soest.hawaii.edu/~nikolai/ForJohnMarshall_1.dat.gz |
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It's written as |
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write(2,'(f7.3,f8.3,2f8.2,i5,2f9.2)') x,y,u,v,num,uu,vv |
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The only difference from the previous file is two added columns |
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containing <U'U'> and <V'V'> in (cm/s)^2, so that EKE = (<U'U'> + |
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<V'V'>)/2 . |
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Please notice that EKE requires more data than <V>, so that not all |
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locations are good for the estimate. (For instance, if num = 0, |
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<U'U'>=<V'V'>=0 .) Simple criterion that I would suggest to select bins |
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with sufficient statistics |
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is: |
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- estimate the time that drifter typically spends within the bin: |
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T = 0.25 * 111 km / |<V>| |
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(|<V>|=sqrt(u^2+v^2) and u and v are in columns 3 and 4) |
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(Other estimate can be sqrt(u^2+v^2+uu+vv). ) |
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- estimate the number of independent measurements available for this bin |
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N = num * 6 hours / T |
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(num is in column 5) |
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- select bins with N > N_0. I would expect that N_0 = 3 - 5 would give |
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a pretty nice figure of the EKE. |
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More accurate estimate of the "number of independent measurements" would |
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require information on time scales of main processes at given locations |
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(they are |
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obviously different between the areas where ENSO or small eddies |
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dominate) |
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Comparison with the geostrophic velocities from satellite altimetry may |
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require some extra caution, like: |
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1. To avoid biases due to nonuniform drifter ensemble, altimetry |
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velocities |
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should be averaged over the drifter times and locations. |
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2. Ekman velocities should be subtracted from drifter data. |
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When doing qualitative, illustrative, comparison between drifters and |
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altimetry these two issues can be considered as a potential sources of |
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discrepancies. |
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Good luck and Merry Christmas, |
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Nikolai |