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New insight into 3-D mesoscale eddy properties from CMEMS operational models in the western Mediterranean
Marine Technologies, Operational and Coastal Oceanography, IMEDEA, Esporles, Mallorca, Spain
Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Simón Ruiz
Marine Technologies, Operational and Coastal Oceanography, IMEDEA, Esporles, Mallorca, Spain
Romain Bourdalle-Badie
Mercator Océan, 8–10 Rue Hermès, 31520, Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France
Guillaume Reffray
Mercator Océan, 8–10 Rue Hermès, 31520, Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France
Marcos García-Sotillo
Puertos del Estado, Madrid, Spain
Ananda Pascual
Marine Technologies, Operational and Coastal Oceanography, IMEDEA, Esporles, Mallorca, Spain
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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.
The Copernicus Marine Service (CMEMS) provides oceanographic products and services. Using a...
