Articles | Volume 15, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-477-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-477-2019
Research article
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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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AR by Ahmed Taqi on behalf of the Authors (22 Nov 2018)  Author's response
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (03 Dec 2018) by John M. Huthnance
AR by Ahmed Taqi on behalf of the Authors (22 Dec 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (10 Jan 2019) by John M. Huthnance
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (20 Feb 2019)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (01 Mar 2019) by John M. Huthnance
AR by Ahmed Taqi on behalf of the Authors (18 Mar 2019)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (29 Mar 2019) by John M. Huthnance
AR by Ahmed Taqi on behalf of the Authors (02 Apr 2019)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
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.