Dear Karl
> >There is a surface z=0, with respect to which height and depth are measured
> >in ocean models. The surface z=0 is usually the geoid, so it's not the
> >same as mean sea level. As we have discussed in other emails, in models
> >which
> >conserve volume rather than mass, the geoid
On 3/21/17 9:20 AM, Jonathan Gregory wrote:
Dear Karl
sea_surface_height_above_geoid
I'm not sure it's true that "In an ocean GCM the geoid is the
surface of zero depth". Many ocean models have an ocean surface
that rises above the geoid in some areas and falls below in other
areas.
Dear Karl
> sea_surface_height_above_geoid
>
> The geoid is a surface of constant geopotential with which mean sea
> level would coincide if the ocean were at rest. (The volume enclosed
> between the geoid and the sea floor equals the mean volume of water
> in the ocean.) In an ocean GCM the
There's a lot of ugly all through this. Is there a geodesist
(geodesyst?) in the house?
On 3/17/17 3:17 PM, Karl Taylor wrote:
Hi all,
I've been looking at the standard names used to describe the vertical
location of the sea surface and have some questions.
sea_surface_height_above_geoid
Hi all,
I've been looking at the standard names used to describe the vertical
location of the sea surface and have some questions.
sea_surface_height_above_geoid
The geoid is a surface of constant geopotential with which mean sea
level would coincide if the ocean were at rest. (The volume
