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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-514
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-514
27 Jul 2022
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Noumea: A new multi-mission Cal/Val site for past and future altimetry missions?

Clémence Chupin, Valérie Ballu, Laurent Testut, Yann-Treden Tranchant, and Jérôme Aucan

Abstract. To better understand sea level evolution in coastal areas, one needs to link and combine global observations from altimetry satellites with the scattered but long-term tide gauges measurements. In New-Caledonia, the Noumea lagoon is an example of this challenge as altimetry, coastal tide gauge and vertical land movements from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) do not provide consistent information. The GEOCEAN-NC 2019 field campaign tries to address this question with the deployments of in situ instruments in the lagoon, with a particular interest for the crossing point of three different altimetry tracks (Jason/Sentinel-3a). Thanks to GNSS buoy and pressure gauge observations, we propose a method to virtually transfer the Noumea tide gauge offshore, to obtain a long-term sea surface height (SSH) time series at the altimetry crossover point. We also reprocess the 20 Hz along-track data from Jason and Sentinel-3a Geophysical Data Records (GDR) with the best correction parameters in the area. These two SSH time series (i.e. in situ and altimetry) allow us to compute the altimeter biases time series over the entire Jason and Sentinel-3a period. With our 3 weeks field campaign, we reanalyse about 20 years of altimetry observations and find inter-mission biases consistent with historical calibration sites, thus further increasing our knowledge of the local sea level rise in this region. This offers many opportunities to develop Cal/Val activities in the lagoon, which is also the subject of several experiments for the scientific calibration phase of the future large-swath altimetry mission SWOT.

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Journal article(s) based on this preprint

22 Aug 2023
Nouméa: a new multi-mission calibration and validation site for past and future altimetry missions?
Clémence Chupin, Valérie Ballu, Laurent Testut, Yann-Treden Tranchant, and Jérôme Aucan
Ocean Sci., 19, 1277–1314, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1277-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1277-2023, 2023
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Clémence Chupin, Valérie Ballu, Laurent Testut, Yann-Treden Tranchant, and Jérôme Aucan

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-514', Christopher Watson, 15 Nov 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Clémence Chupin, 24 Apr 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-514', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Jan 2023
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Clémence Chupin, 24 Apr 2023
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC2', Clémence Chupin, 24 Apr 2023

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-514', Christopher Watson, 15 Nov 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Clémence Chupin, 24 Apr 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-514', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Jan 2023
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Clémence Chupin, 24 Apr 2023
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC2', Clémence Chupin, 24 Apr 2023

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Clémence Chupin on behalf of the Authors (04 May 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (09 May 2023) by John M. Huthnance
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (08 Jun 2023)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (13 Jun 2023) by John M. Huthnance
AR by Clémence Chupin on behalf of the Authors (23 Jun 2023)  Author's response   Manuscript 

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

22 Aug 2023
Nouméa: a new multi-mission calibration and validation site for past and future altimetry missions?
Clémence Chupin, Valérie Ballu, Laurent Testut, Yann-Treden Tranchant, and Jérôme Aucan
Ocean Sci., 19, 1277–1314, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1277-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1277-2023, 2023
Short summary
Clémence Chupin, Valérie Ballu, Laurent Testut, Yann-Treden Tranchant, and Jérôme Aucan
Clémence Chupin, Valérie Ballu, Laurent Testut, Yann-Treden Tranchant, and Jérôme Aucan

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Altimetry satellite are essential to monitor and understand sea level evolution around the world with rates accuracy of mm/year. But these systems must also be qualified and controlled, especially approaching the coast. Using long-term sea level time series from Noumea tide gauge (New-Caledonia) and in situ data collected during the GEOCEAN-NC campaign, we propose a method to re-analyse about twenty years of altimetry observations and re-address the question of sea level evolution in the lagoon.