Quantitative evaluation of mesoscale eddies in the North   Atlantic using satellite altimetry and ocean reanalyses

Mauriello, Paolo; Smith, Gregory C.; Storto, Andrea; Yang, Chunxue

doi:10.5194/os-22-2863-2026

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24 Sep 2026

Research article |

| 24 Sep 2026

Quantitative evaluation of mesoscale eddies in the North Atlantic using satellite altimetry and ocean reanalyses

Paolo Mauriello, Gregory C. Smith, Andrea Storto, and Chunxue Yang

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Preprint (discussion started on 23 Apr 2026)

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RC1:
'Comment on egusphere-2026-2257', Anonymous Referee #1, 21 May 2026

The comment was uploaded in the form of a supplement: https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2026/egusphere-2026-2257/egusphere-2026-2257-RC1-supplement.pdf

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-2257-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Paolo Mauriello, 17 Jul 2026
  
  We sincerely thank Anonymous Referee #1 for the careful evaluation of our manuscript and for the constructive comments and suggestions. We have addressed all comments individually and revised the manuscript accordingly. A detailed response, including the corresponding changes made in the revised manuscript, is provided in the attached PDF.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-2257-AC1
RC2:
'Comment on egusphere-2026-2257', Anonymous Referee #2, 11 Jun 2026

Comments are in the file attached

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-2257-RC2
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Paolo Mauriello, 17 Jul 2026
  
  We sincerely thank Anonymous Referee #2 for the careful evaluation of our manuscript and for the constructive comments and suggestions. We have addressed all comments individually and revised the manuscript accordingly. A detailed response, including the corresponding changes made in the revised manuscript, is provided in the attached PDF.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-2257-AC2

Peer review completion

AR – Author's response | RR – Referee report | ED – Editor decision | EF – Editorial file upload

AR by Paolo Mauriello on behalf of the Authors (17 Jul 2026) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Jul 2026) by Denise Fernandez

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (31 Jul 2026)

ED: Publish as is (06 Aug 2026) by Denise Fernandez

AR by Paolo Mauriello on behalf of the Authors (19 Aug 2026) Author's response

Short summary

This article evaluates two ocean reanalyses with spatial resolutions of 1/4° and 1/12° by comparing them with two satellite observation products, both at 1/8° resolution. The results show the added value of higher model resolution for representing mesoscale eddies and highlight the value of wide-swath satellite altimetry for model verification in the North Atlantic.

Quantitative evaluation of mesoscale eddies in the North Atlantic using satellite altimetry and ocean reanalyses

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