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Articles | Volume 15, issue 3
Articles | Volume 15, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-477-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-477-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 15, issue 3
Research article
 | 
08 May 2019
Research article |  | 08 May 2019

Estimation of geostrophic current in the Red Sea based on sea level anomalies derived from extended satellite altimetry data

Ahmed Mohammed Taqi, Abdullah Mohammed Al-Subhi, Mohammed Ali Alsaafani, and Cheriyeri Poyil Abdulla

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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-477-2019-supplement

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Monthly mean and climatology of geostrophic current and Sea level Anomaly in the Red Sea A. M. Taqi, A. M. Al-Subhia, M. A. Alsaafani, M. A., and Abdulla, C. P. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.901020

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The SLA data from Jason-2 have been reprocessed and extended towards the coast of the Red Sea. The new extended data at the coast are more consistent with the CTD-derived geostrophic currents (GCs). The GCs in summer flow southward over the Red Sea except along the east coast. In winter, the flow is northward for the entire Red Sea except for a small southward flow near the central coast. This flow is modified by the presence of cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies.
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