Sea Surface Height

Sea surface height (SSH) is a crucial oceanographic parameter used to understand ocean circulation, impacting weather, climate, and marine resource management. Current research focuses on improving SSH data resolution and accuracy using advanced machine learning techniques, such as generative diffusion models and attention-based encoder-decoder networks, to address limitations in satellite altimetry data. These efforts involve developing novel methods for data interpolation, downscaling, and calibration, often incorporating multi-variate data like sea surface temperature to enhance accuracy. Improved SSH data contributes significantly to more precise ocean models and forecasts, benefiting various applications from climate prediction to coastal management.