Variational Data Assimilation for the Global Ocean - Data Assimilation for Atmospheric, Oceanic and Hydrologic Applications - page 332

Fig. 13.15 Basin scale
geostrophic velocity data
calculated from smoothed
along-track altimeter SSH
data using LOESS filter. All
data from 10 January 2012.
Top part of each Figure gives
basin scale results, lower left
gives LOESS filter results,
lower right gives zoom on
geostrophic velocity along
tracks intersecting the
Kuroshio and Gulf Stream
fronts. ( a ) HYCOM Pacific
basin; ( b ) HYCOM Atlantic
basin

a

b