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Synergy between in situ and altimetry data to observe and study Northern Current variations (NW Mediterranean Sea)
Alice Carret
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
LEGOS, Université de Toulouse-CNES-CNRS-IRD, OMP, 14 Av. E. Belin, 31400
Toulouse, France
Florence Birol
LEGOS, Université de Toulouse-CNES-CNRS-IRD, OMP, 14 Av. E. Belin, 31400
Toulouse, France
Claude Estournel
L.A. Université de Toulouse-CNRS, OMP, 14 Av. E. Belin, 31400 Toulouse,
France
Bruno Zakardjian
Université de Toulon, CNRS/INSU, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of
Oceanography (MIO), UM 110, 83957 La Garde, France
Pierre Testor
LOCEAN, Sorbonne Université-CNRS-IRD-MNHN, Paris, France
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Short summary
This study uses different in situ and satellite measurements to investigate ocean circulation in the NW Mediterranean Sea. We analyze how the different instruments (satellite altimetry, HF radars, gliders, ADCPs) capture current variability and how they complement each other. We demonstrate the ability of satellite altimetry to capture the fluctuations of the narrow coastal Northern Current at different timescales. This study provides an integrated approach to a coastal dynamics study.
This study uses different in situ and satellite measurements to investigate ocean circulation in...
