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Accurately retrieving and describing subsurface temperature on a large scale can provide valuable information that can be used for subsurface dynamic and variability studies. This study develops a new satellite-based geographically weighted regression (GWR) model to estimate a subsurface temperature anomaly (STA) in the upper 2,000m of the Indian Ocean by combining satellite observations (sea surface height, sea surface temperature, sea surface salinity, and sea surface wind) and Argo in situ data (STA). This model improves the estimation accuracy by considering the significant spatial nonstationarity feature between the surface and subsurface parameters in the ocean. The performance of the GWR model is measured by using Akaike Information Criterion combined with root-mean-square error and R-2. The results showed that the proposed GWR model can easily retrieve the STA and outperform the ordinary least squares model. The GWR model can also explain the contribution from each variable via a local regression coefficient distribution. The sea surface height from altimetry is the most significant variable for GWR estimation. This study demonstrates the great potential and advantage of the GWR model for large-scale subsurface modeling and information retrieving. Thus, we have developed a novel approach for investigating subsurface thermal anomaly and variability from satellite observations. Plain Language Summary Detecting the subsurface temperature structure is becoming even more important since recent evidences suggest widespread warming in the ocean's interior as a response to the global climate variability and change. This study proposes a new satellite-based geographically weighted regression (GWR) model to retrieve subsurface temperature anomaly in the upper 2,000m of the Indian Ocean by combining satellite observations and Argo float data. This new model improves the detection accuracy by considering the significant spatial nonstationarity feature in the ocean. The results showed that our proposed GWR model can easily retrieve the subsurface temperature anomaly and outperform the ordinary least squares model. The GWR model can also explain the contribution from each independent variable. The sea surface height from altimetry is the most important variable for GWR modeling. This study demonstrates the great potential and advantage of the GWR model for large-scale subsurface modeling and information detection and can provide a useful approach for developing subsurface and deeper ocean remote sensing technique and investigating subsurface thermal variability from satellite observations.
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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
ISSN: 2169-9275
Year: 2018
Issue: 8
Volume: 123
Page: 5180-5193
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ESI Discipline: GEOSCIENCES;
ESI HC Threshold:153
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:2
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WoS CC Cited Count: 38
SCOPUS Cited Count: 43
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 3
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