Figures showing IFREMER XBT track calculations (Early data set)

Use XBT sections passing just west of New Caledonia to study the variability of the SEC between NC and the Solomon islands.

These calculations are based on a data set that I downloaded from IFREMER in 1998, while thinking about the northern STCC, work that led to KJM02 and the STCC part was dropped.

  1. Complete data set from IFREMER:
    1. Profile locations: Region   NC detail
    2. Define a track W of NC: Track selection   Time/lat of profiles on the track   Longitudes wrt the track line (spread)

  2. Profile locations on the selected track:
    1. Maps, sorted by shipname
    2. Maps showing the 3 main ships' profiles: JITV   JITV and ZDAZ   JITV and ZDAZ and ELIL
    3. JITV (all)
         Details: 1989-91   1992-94   1995-97   
         Profile numbers: 1-326   327-679   680-1119   
    4. ZDAZ (all)
         Details: 1991-95   Profile numbers
    5. ELIL (all)
         Details: 1991-94   Profile numbers
    6. NONE = Unclassified (not organized as tracks)
    7. JITV track: Over CARS DH   And vectors   NC detail

  3. Mean and RMS:
    1. ug mean
    2. ug RMS

  4. u_g time series:
    1. Surface   Anomalies   Detail W of NC   Smoothed
    2. 50m
    3. 100m
    4. 150m
    5. 200m
    6. 250m
    7. 0-400m Transport

    8. Depth variability correlations: Surface vs all depths   Surface vs transport

    9. Transport between NC and the Solomons

  5. Compare CARS
    1. CARS cross-track velocities: Rel 2000m   Rel 400m   u_g at 400m rel 2000m   0-2000m
            Assume u-component only: Rel 2000m   Rel 400m   u_g at 400m rel 2000m   
    2. CARS u_g at surface and at 400m   CARS vs JITV mean u_g
    3. Compare: ug rel 400
    4. Compare: Temperature   Overlay contours
    5. Compare: Salinity   Overlay contours

  6. Compare TOPEX
    1. Mapped DH vs TOPEX along the track
    2. Topex 35°S-15°N: 165°E   160°E

  7. Mapped fields (map-all1.f, map-all1b.f, map-all1-ug.f)
    1. Locations of mapped profiles (over DH)
    2. DH anomaly time series
    3. Cross-track sfc velocity
    4. Cross-track transport   Transport NC-Solomons
    5. CARS checks and comparisons:
         DH   Int(DH)dz   CARS 400m vs 2000m DH
    6. Curl anomalies along 160°E

  8. Honiara-Noumea SL and XBT track DH
    1. Honiara SL and XBT DH at 10°S
    2. Noumea SL and XBT DH at 22°S
    3. Honiara-Noumea SL and XBT DH differences

  9. K90 XBT data
    1. XBT   Overlay MBTs
    2. XBTs, overlay IFREMER A-BS track   Detail
    3. Track Thio-Japan: Track selection   V2   Profile dates

  10. BMRC comparisons
    1. Surface u_g (1989-97)
    2. Surface u_g anomalies (1989-97)   Surface u_g anomalies (1980-2004)
    3. Transport anomalies (1980-2004)
    4. Transport NC-Solomons: 1980-2004   1989-97
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