High-resolution observations in the western Mediterranean Sea: the REP14-MED experiment
Reiner Onken1,Heinz-Volker Fiekas2,Laurent Beguery3,Ines Borrione4,Andreas Funk2,Michael Hemming5,10,Jaime Hernandez-Lasheras9,Karen J. Heywood5,Jan Kaiser5,Michaela Knoll2,Baptiste Mourre9,Paolo Oddo4,Pierre-Marie Poulain6,Bastien Y. Queste5,Aniello Russo4,Kiminori Shitashima7,Martin Siderius8,and Elizabeth Thorp KĂĽsel8Reiner Onken et al. Reiner Onken1,Heinz-Volker Fiekas2,Laurent Beguery3,Ines Borrione4,Andreas Funk2,Michael Hemming5,10,Jaime Hernandez-Lasheras9,Karen J. Heywood5,Jan Kaiser5,Michaela Knoll2,Baptiste Mourre9,Paolo Oddo4,Pierre-Marie Poulain6,Bastien Y. Queste5,Aniello Russo4,Kiminori Shitashima7,Martin Siderius8,and Elizabeth Thorp KĂĽsel8
1Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials und Coastal Research (HZG), Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
2Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schiffe und Marinewaffen, Maritime Technologie und Forschung (WTD71), Berliner Straße 115, 24340 Eckernförde, Germany
3ALSEAMAR, 9 Europarc Sainte Victoire, 13590 Meyreuil, France
4Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), Viale San Bartolomeo 400, 19126 La Spezia, Italy
5Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
6Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/c, 34010 Sgonico, Trieste, Italy
7Kyushu University, International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER), Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
8Portland State University (PSU), P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA
9Sistema de ObservaciĂłn Costero de las Islas Balears (SOCIB), Parc Bit, Naorte, 07121 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
1Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials und Coastal Research (HZG), Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
2Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schiffe und Marinewaffen, Maritime Technologie und Forschung (WTD71), Berliner Straße 115, 24340 Eckernförde, Germany
3ALSEAMAR, 9 Europarc Sainte Victoire, 13590 Meyreuil, France
4Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), Viale San Bartolomeo 400, 19126 La Spezia, Italy
5Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
6Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/c, 34010 Sgonico, Trieste, Italy
7Kyushu University, International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER), Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
8Portland State University (PSU), P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA
9Sistema de ObservaciĂłn Costero de las Islas Balears (SOCIB), Parc Bit, Naorte, 07121 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Received: 12 Oct 2016 – Discussion started: 01 Nov 2016 – Revised: 21 Mar 2018 – Accepted: 28 Mar 2018 – Published: 26 Apr 2018
Abstract. The observational part of the REP14-MED experiment was conducted in June 2014 in the Sardo-Balearic Basin west of Sardinia (western Mediterranean Sea). Two research vessels collected high-resolution oceanographic data by means of hydrographic casts, towed systems, and underway measurements. In addition, a vast amount of data was provided by a fleet of 11 ocean gliders, time series were available from moored instruments, and information on Lagrangian flow patterns was obtained from surface drifters and one profiling float. The spatial resolution of the observations encompasses a spectrum over 4 orders of magnitude from 𝒪(101 m) to 𝒪(105 m), and the time series from the moored instruments cover a spectral range of 5 orders from 𝒪(101 s) to 𝒪(106 s). The objective of this article is to provide an overview of the huge data set which has been utilised by various studies, focusing on (i) water masses and circulation, (ii) operational forecasting, (iii) data assimilation, (iv) variability of the ocean, and (v) new payloads for gliders.
In June 2014, high-resolution oceanographic data were collected in the
western Mediterranean Sea by two research vessels, 11 gliders, moored
instruments, drifters, and one profiling float. The objective
of this article is to provide an overview of the data set which
is utilised by various ongoing studies, focusing on (i) water masses and circulation, (ii) operational forecasting, (iii) data assimilation, (iv) variability of the ocean, and (v) new payloads
for gliders.
In June 2014, high-resolution oceanographic data were collected in the
western Mediterranean...
