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- Title
Subseasonal Tidal Variability in the Gulf of Tonkin Observed by Multi-Satellite Altimeters and Tide Gauges.
- Authors
Pan, Haidong; Li, Bingtian; Xu, Tengfei; Wei, Zexun
- Abstract
Exploring multi-timescale tidal variability is fundamental and necessary for numerous practical purposes, such as flood protection, marine cultivation, and ocean transport. It is well known that tides show significant seasonal, inter-annual, and 18.61-year nodal variability. Less known and less discussed is the subseasonal tidal variability (i.e., ter-annual, quarter-annual, and penta-annual cycles) in the coastal ocean. In this study, we explore subseasonal tidal modulations in the Gulf of Tonkin via the combination of four tide gauges and 27-year multi-satellite altimeter observations. Both tide gauges and satellite altimeters indicate that tidal subseasonality is significant in the Gulf of Tokin, although the amplitudes of subseasonal variations are much smaller than those of seasonal variations. Compared to spatially limited tide gauges, satellite altimeters successfully derive the basin-scale tidal subseasonality in the Gulf of Tonkin. The largest amplitude of subseasonal tidal constituents originated from the subseasonality of main tidal constituents, and can reach as high as 31.8 mm. It is suggested that subseasonal variations in ocean environments (e.g., sea levels and ocean stratification) induce tidal subseasonality through changing tidal propagation and dissipation. Although powerful, satellite altimeters also have some defects. Due to tidal aliasing related to long-period sampling intervals, some subseasonal tidal constituents are indistinguishable in satellite altimeter records.
- Subjects
GULF of Tonkin; ALTIMETERS; FLOOD control; GAGES; SEA level; OCEAN; TIDAL basins
- Publication
Remote Sensing, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 2, p466
- ISSN
2072-4292
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/rs15020466