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Articles | Volume 20, issue 6
Articles | Volume 20, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-1707-2024
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Articles | Volume 20, issue 6
Research article
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18 Dec 2024
Research article |  | 18 Dec 2024

Monitoring the coastal–offshore water interactions in the Levantine Sea using ocean color and deep supervised learning

Georges Baaklini, Julien Brajard, Leila Issa, Gina Fifani, Laurent Mortier, and Roy El Hourany

Data sets

Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Aqua Chlorophyll Data, 2018 Reprocessing NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Ocean Biology Processing Group https://doi.org/10.5067/AQUA/MODIS/L3B/CHL/2018

Satellite-tracked surface drifting buoy (drifter) observations of currents and sea surface temperature in the Mediterranean Sea (1986-2016) M. Menna et al. https://doi.org/10.6092/7A8499BC-C5EE-472C-B8B5-03523D1E73E9

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Understanding the flow of the Levantine Sea surface current is not straightforward. We propose a study based on learning techniques to follow interactions between water near the shore and further out at sea. Our results show changes in the coastal currents past 33.8° E, with frequent instances of water breaking away along the Lebanese coast. These events happen quickly and sometimes lead to long-lasting eddies. This study underscores the need for direct observations to improve our knowledge.
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