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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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06 Dec 2023
Research article |
| 06 Dec 2023
| 06 Dec 2023
Delayed-mode reprocessing of in situ sea level data for the Copernicus Marine Service
Jue Lin-Ye
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Nologin Ocean Weather Systems, Paseo de la Castellana 216, Planta 8a, Oficina 811, 28046 Madrid, Spain
Begoña Pérez Gómez
Puertos del Estado, Avenida del Partenón 10, 28042, Madrid, Spain
Alejandro Gallardo
Nologin Ocean Weather Systems, Paseo de la Castellana 216, Planta 8a, Oficina 811, 28046 Madrid, Spain
Fernando Manzano
Puertos del Estado, Avenida del Partenón 10, 28042, Madrid, Spain
Marta de Alfonso
Puertos del Estado, Avenida del Partenón 10, 28042, Madrid, Spain
Elizabeth Bradshaw
National Oceanography Centre, Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street, Liverpool L3 5DA, United Kingdom
Angela Hibbert
National Oceanography Centre, Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street, Liverpool L3 5DA, United Kingdom
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Short summary
The historical sea level measurements in the Copernicus Marine Service have been machine flagged and visually inspected. The existing software for the near-real-time product has been adapted. The new product was launched in November of 2022 and is readily available to the general public.
The historical sea level measurements in the Copernicus Marine Service have been machine flagged...
