Mesoscale eddies in the Algerian Basin: do they  differ as a function of their formation site?

Pessini, Federica; Olita, Antonio; Cotroneo, Yuri; Perilli, Angelo

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-669-2018

Articles | Volume 14, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-669-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-669-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 4

Research article

|

20 Jul 2018

Research article |

| 20 Jul 2018

Mesoscale eddies in the Algerian Basin: do they differ as a function of their formation site?

Federica Pessini, Antonio Olita, Yuri Cotroneo, and Angelo Perilli

Data sets

SLA data Copernicus Marine Centre http://marine.copernicus.eu/services-portfolio/access-to-products/?option=com_csw&view=details&product_id=SEALEVEL_MED_PHY_L4_REP_OBSERVATIONS_008_051

Short summary

The Algerian Basin plays a key role in the WMED, and the formation and propagation of mesoscale structures strongly influence its circulation. They transport water masses, heat, salts and other properties and also have an impact on chlorophyll and fisheries. We investigated the spatial and temporal distribution of the eddies by applying a detection and tracking method to altimetry data. The results show mesoscale structures with different origins, behaviours and energies.