How have ocean conditions changed in 30 years?
We looked at the ocean conditions from the Bluelink ReANalysis (BRAN2020) experiment, that uses a 10-km resolution (eddy-resolving) ocean model to simulate oceans conditions from 1993 to 2023.
Chamberlain et al. 2021. Next generation of Bluelink ocean reanalysis with multiscale data assimilation: BRAN2020. Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 5663–5688, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-5663-2021
Sea Surface Height
Eddy Field and the Annual Variation in Sea Surface Height
Standard Deviation in BRAN2020 Daily Sea Surface Height 1993 vs 2023
BRAN2020 Monthly Mean Sea Surface Height (m)
1993-July vs 2023-July
BRAN2020 Monthly Mean Sea Surface Height (m)
Selected months of SEFES and SEA-MES surveys
| SEFES | SEA-MES |
Mixed Layer Depth
BRAN2020 Monthly Mean Mixed Layer Depth (m)
1993-July vs 2023-July
BRAN2020 Monthly Mean Mixed Layer Depth (m)
Selected months of SEFES and SEA-MES surveys
| SEFES | SEA-MES |
Sea Surface Temperature
BRAN2020 Monthly Mean Sea Surface Temperature (C)
1993-July vs 2023-July
BRAN2020 Monthly Mean Sea Surface Temperature (C)
Selected months of SEFES and SEA-MES surveys
| SEFES | SEA-MES |
Bottom Temperature
BRAN2020 Monthly Mean Bottom Temperature (C)
1993-July vs 2023-July
