来自SWOT任务的深海构造学
Yao Yu1, David T Sandwell1, Gerald Dibarboure2
1Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
概括
表面水和海洋拓 (SWOT) 卫星任务将彻底改变海底地图. 一年的SWOT数据揭示了复杂的水下细节,
科学领域:
- 海洋学
- 地质学
- 遥感技术
背景情况:
- 与地球和其他行星表面相比,全球海洋底部在很大程度上未被绘制.
- 传统的海洋绘图方法,如基于船只的探测和纳迪尔卫星高度测量,在覆盖范围和分辨率上有局限性.
研究的目的:
- 评估表面水和海洋拓 (SWOT) 任务在提供详细海底信息方面的能力.
- 将SWOT数据的有效性与历史的卫星高度测量数据进行比较.
主要方法:
- 使用NASA和CNES联合SWOT任务的相连贯,广的雷达高度测量.
- 分析一年的SWOT数据以获得海洋重力信息并检测海底结构.
- 将SWOT数据与30年来的海拔测量数据进行比较.
主要成果:
- SWOT数据提供了比30年的海底高度测量更详细的海洋重力信息.
- 复杂的海底结构可以在8公里的空间分辨率使用一年的SWOT数据检测.
- 这项SWOT任务正在进行,并不断增强海洋数据集.
结论:
- 提供了前所未有的海底地形和海洋重力.
- 这项任务有望显著提升水位测绘,构造板研究和水下导航.
- SWOT数据对于了解深海混合过程至关重要.
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