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Recent updates to the Copernicus Marine Service global ocean monitoring and forecasting real-time 1∕12° high-resolution system
Jean-Michel Lellouche
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Mercator Ocean, Ramonville Saint Agne, France
Eric Greiner
Collecte Localisation Satellites, Ramonville Saint Agne, France
Olivier Le Galloudec
Mercator Ocean, Ramonville Saint Agne, France
Gilles Garric
Mercator Ocean, Ramonville Saint Agne, France
Charly Regnier
Mercator Ocean, Ramonville Saint Agne, France
Marie Drevillon
Mercator Ocean, Ramonville Saint Agne, France
Mounir Benkiran
Mercator Ocean, Ramonville Saint Agne, France
Charles-Emmanuel Testut
Mercator Ocean, Ramonville Saint Agne, France
Romain Bourdalle-Badie
Mercator Ocean, Ramonville Saint Agne, France
Florent Gasparin
Mercator Ocean, Ramonville Saint Agne, France
Olga Hernandez
Mercator Ocean, Ramonville Saint Agne, France
Bruno Levier
Mercator Ocean, Ramonville Saint Agne, France
Yann Drillet
Mercator Ocean, Ramonville Saint Agne, France
Elisabeth Remy
Mercator Ocean, Ramonville Saint Agne, France
Pierre-Yves Le Traon
Mercator Ocean, Ramonville Saint Agne, France
IFREMER, 29280, Plouzané, France
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Short summary
In the coming decades, a strong growth of the ocean economy is expected. Scientific advances in operational oceanography will play a crucial role in addressing many environmental challenges and in the development of ocean-related economic activities. In this context, remarkable improvements have been achieved with the current Mercator Ocean system. 3-D water masses, sea level, sea ice and currents have been improved, and thus major oceanic variables are hard to distinguish from the data.
In the coming decades, a strong growth of the ocean economy is expected. Scientific advances in...
