Milestones and Deliverables
| Milestones in plain text; deliverables in italics | |||
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| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 |
| Component 1: GPS on tide gauges and geodetic levelling | |||
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- Compile, assess historical levelling data - Compile, assess GPS-on-tide gauge & other data - Math models for data analyses - GPS data filtering |
- Implement, test & apply algorithms - Geodetic heights on tide gauges (GPS) - Adjusted levelled heights - Analyse, integrate heterogeneous data & geophysical models. |
- Continue improving models & algorithms - Implement composite crustal models - Separate SSH (comp.2) from tectonic movements - SSH trends |
- Continue improving models, algorithms and software - Improved geophysical models |
| Component 2: Tide gauge and altimetry data filtering | |||
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- Compile, assess tide gauge data - Assess analysis methodologies - Define data filtering approach |
- Initiate tide-gauge data analyses - Produce filtered SSH from tide gauge data - Compile Altimetry data for SSH determination |
- Provide Altimetric SSH - Compare SSH from altimetry and tide gauge data - SSH trends (as in 1) |
- Improve methodology and models - Final SSH from integrated altimetry and tide gauge data - Publication of results |
| Component 3: Seaboard gravity data evaluation and integration | |||
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- Compile and assess seaboard gravity data - Validate gravity anomalies - Data processing and improvement strategies |
- Continue seaboard data processing and improvementt - Compare seaboard gravity anomalies with Canadian altimetry |
- Provide consistent seaboard gravity anomalies - Implement seaboard gravity anomalies in geoid model |
- Test and improve algorithms and models - New and improved geoid model at coast - Publication of results |
| Component 4: Satellite Altimetry | |||
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- Agreements and alliances for data acquisition & analyses - Establish accessibility to high speed computing facilities - Proposal for CSAPC |
- Establish CSAPC - Develop independent altimetry data analysis capability - Assess and validate the first Canadian results |
- Continue development & improvement of altimetric models - Produce first results of altimetric SSH - Continue strengthening of CSAPC |
- First generation of Canadian altimetric models of SSH |
| Component 5: LEO gravity models | |||
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- Validate geoid models from LEO missions - Strengthen Canadian involvement in GOCE |
- Continue improvement of marine geoid models - Continue development of LEO capabilities |
- Continue improvement of algorithms & models - SST from altimetry & marine geoid models |
- Improved medium- to long-wavelength geoid models - SST map |
| Component 6: Ocean dynamic modeling and data assimilation | |||
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- Produce seasonal mean SSH from ocean models - Initiate calibration and validation of models - Compare results with geodesy |
- Continue calibration of mean SSH models - Initiate comparison with altimetric models - Develop strategies for geodetic data assimilation |
- Produce preliminary assimilation results - Compare SST results from both approaches - Identify, understand & resolve differences |
- Refine assimilation and ocean dynamic modelling - SST map from integration of techniques |