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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-1157-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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27 Aug 2021
Research article |
| 27 Aug 2021
| 27 Aug 2021
Evaluating high-frequency radar data assimilation impact in coastal ocean operational modelling
Jaime Hernandez-Lasheras
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
SOCIB – Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System, Palma, Mallorca, Spain
Baptiste Mourre
SOCIB – Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System, Palma, Mallorca, Spain
Alejandro Orfila
IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB) – Instituto Mediterraneo de Estudios Avanzados, Esporles, Mallorca, Spain
Alex Santana
SOCIB – Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System, Palma, Mallorca, Spain
Emma Reyes
SOCIB – Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System, Palma, Mallorca, Spain
Joaquín Tintoré
SOCIB – Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System, Palma, Mallorca, Spain
IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB) – Instituto Mediterraneo de Estudios Avanzados, Esporles, Mallorca, Spain
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Short summary
Correct surface ocean circulation forecasts are highly relevant to search and rescue, oil spills, and ecological processes, among other things. High-frequency radar (HFR) is a remote sensing technology that measures surface currents in coastal areas with high temporal and spatial resolution. We performed a series of experiments in which we use HFR observations from the Ibiza Channel to improve the forecasts provided by a regional ocean model in the western Mediterranean.
Correct surface ocean circulation forecasts are highly relevant to search and rescue, oil...
