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Articles | Volume 15, issue 4
Articles | Volume 15, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-1111-2019
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Articles | Volume 15, issue 4
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20 Aug 2019
Research article |  | 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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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.
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