Oct 3 2002

With assimilation of ERS-2, GFO and JASON 1

altimeter SSH data

Composite over Oct 2-Oct 6 2002

Comparison of 1/32 Global NLOM and SeaWiFS in the Arabian Sea

Oct 3 2002

No assimilation of ocean data

1.0 1.6 2.5 4.0 0.6 0.4 0.3

24°N

22°N

20°N

18°N

16°N

24°N

22°N

20°N

18°N

16°N

26°N 26°N

56°E 58°E 60°E 62°E 56°E 58°E 60°E 62°E 56°E 58°E 60°E 62°E

SeaWiFS ocean color 1/32° NLOM sea surface height (SSH) and surface currents

Gulf of Oman

ArabianPeninsula

Iran

Altimeter dataassimilated

No assimilation

(in cm)

Both used atmospheric forcing from FNMOC/NOGAPS

JF Shriver, HE HurlburtNRL Code 7300OM SmedstadPlanning Systems Inc.