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The Global Patterns of Interannual and Intraseasonal Mass Variations in the Oceans from GRACE and GRACE Follow-On Records
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  • Damien Delforge,
  • Olivier de Viron,
  • Fabien Durand,
  • Veronique Dehant
Damien Delforge
Littoral Environnement et Sociétés Université de La Rochelle and CNRS (UMR7266) La Rochelle France., Littoral Environnement et Sociétés Université de La Rochelle and CNRS (UMR7266) La Rochelle France.

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Olivier de Viron
Littoral Environnement et Sociétés Université de La Rochelle and CNRS (UMR7266) La Rochelle France., Littoral Environnement et Sociétés Université de La Rochelle and CNRS (UMR7266) La Rochelle France.
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Fabien Durand
LEGOS (UMR5566), LEGOS (UMR5566), CNRS/CNES/IRD/UPS, Toulouse, France
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Veronique Dehant
Royal Observatory of Belgium Brussels Belgium, Royal Observatory of Belgium Brussels Belgium
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Abstract

We decompose the monthly global Ocean Bottom Pressure (OBP) from GRACE(-FO) mass concentration solutions, with trends and seasonal harmonics removed from the signal, to extract 23 significant regional modes of variability. The 23 modes are analyzed and discussed considering Sea-Level Anomalies (SLA), Wind Stress Curl (WSC), and major climate indices. Two-thirds of the patterns correspond to extratropical regions and are substantially documented in other global or regional studies. Over the equatorial band, the identified modes are unprecedented, with an amplitude ranging between 0.5 and 1 centimeter. With smaller amplitude than extratropical patterns, they appear to be less correlated with the local SLA or WSC; yet, they present significantly coherent dynamics. The Pacific Ocean modes show significant correlations with the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
12 Apr 2022Published in Remote Sensing volume 14 issue 8 on pages 1861. 10.3390/rs14081861