Wind-induced variability in the Northern Current (northwestern Mediterranean Sea) as depicted by a  multi-platform observing system

Berta, Maristella; Bellomo, Lucio; Griffa, Annalisa; Magaldi, Marcello G.; Molcard, Anne; Mantovani, Carlo; Gasparini, Gian Pietro; Marmain, Julien; Vetrano, Anna; Béguery, Laurent; Borghini, Mireno; Barbin, Yves; Gaggelli, Joel; Quentin, Céline

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-689-2018

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25 Jul 2018

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| 25 Jul 2018

Wind-induced variability in the Northern Current (northwestern Mediterranean Sea) as depicted by a multi-platform observing system

Maristella Berta, Lucio Bellomo, Annalisa Griffa, Marcello G. Magaldi, Anne Molcard, Carlo Mantovani, Gian Pietro Gasparini, Julien Marmain, Anna Vetrano, Laurent Béguery, Mireno Borghini, Yves Barbin, Joel Gaggelli, and Céline Quentin

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RC1: 'Notes to the authors', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Apr 2018
- AC1: 'Response to reviewers and marked manuscript', Maristella Berta, 15 Jun 2018
RC2: 'Wind induced variability in the Northern Current (North-Western Mediterranean Sea) as depicted by a multi-platform observing system', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 May 2018
- AC2: 'Response to reviewers and marked manuscript', Maristella Berta, 15 Jun 2018

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Short summary

The Northern Current (NC) in the NW Mediterranean Sea is studied by HF radar, glider, vessel survey, wind station, and model. NC variability is dominated by synoptic response to wind events, studied decomposing geostrophic and ageostrophic surface components. The combination of autonomous observing platforms with classical marine surveys provides high-resolution datasets for scientific purposes and practical applications such as the management of marine resources in the Mediterranean Sea.