New insight into 3-D mesoscale eddy properties from CMEMS operational models in the western Mediterranean

Mason, Evan; Ruiz, Simón; Bourdalle-Badie, Romain; Reffray, Guillaume; García-Sotillo, Marcos; Pascual, Ananda

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-1111-2019

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20 Aug 2019

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| 20 Aug 2019

New insight into 3-D mesoscale eddy properties from CMEMS operational models in the western Mediterranean

Evan Mason, Simón Ruiz, Romain Bourdalle-Badie, Guillaume Reffray, Marcos García-Sotillo, and Ananda Pascual

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RC1: '1st Review: Research article os-2018-169 entitled: Copernicus (CMEMS) operational model intercomparison in the western Mediterranean Sea: Insights from an eddy tracker, by Mason et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 30 Mar 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to reviewer #1 for os-2018-169', Evan Mason, 01 May 2019
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- AC2: 'Reply to reviewer #2 for os-2018-169', Evan Mason, 01 May 2019

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The Copernicus Marine Service (CMEMS) provides oceanographic products and services. Using a mesoscale eddy tracker, we evaluate the performance of three CMEMS model products in the western Mediterranean. Performance testing provides valuable feedback to the model developers. The eddy tracker allows us to construct 3-D eddy composites for each model in the Alboran Sea gyres. Comparison of the composites with data from Argo floats highlights the importance of data assimilation for these models.