The capabilities of continuous wavelet-transformation for research of temporary variability of the sea level in the north-west part of the Pacific ocean are estimate. The advantage of the wavelet analysis to research the nonstationary time series in comparison with Fourier analysis are demonstrated. The application of the wavelet-analysis (Matlab version) on example of the time series altimetry information from satellites T/P, ERS-1/2 are examined. With using the wavelet spectrograms of time series of the sea level the main scales of the fluctuations are determined. The hypotheses about the mechanisms of the external delivery of energy are proposed. Based on the estimation of slopes the areas of maxima energy in the wavelet spectrograms the direction of nonlinear energy flow of oscillations on temporary scales is determined. That the energy flow from large-scale motions to small-scale is connected to nonlinear generating of turbulence are demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2005
Event31st International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, ISRSE 2005: Global Monitoring for Sustainability and Security - St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Duration: 20 Jun 200524 Jun 2005

Conference

Conference31st International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, ISRSE 2005: Global Monitoring for Sustainability and Security
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CitySt. Petersburg
Period20/06/0524/06/05

    Research areas

  • Pacific ocean, Satellite altimetry, Sea level, Wavelet analysis

    Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Environmental Engineering

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