Annales Geophysicae · 2003 · 28 citations · 23 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesOceanographyMarine MeteorologyPhysical OceanographyTime Series AnalysisMarine ClimatologyOcean ForecastingSea Surface TemperatureSea Surface Temperature VariabilitySea-level VariabilityTime Series ForecastingInterannual Sea Surface Temperature VariabilityInterannual Sea-level VariabilityInterannual Variability AnalysisMesoscale VariabilityRegional Sea-level VariabilitySatellite Data IntegrationSea Level AnomaliesTemporal Variability Of Sea Surface Temperature
Abstract. The Near Real Time (NRT) operational products developed from satellite data (AVHRR, Topex/Poseidon, Ers-2) in the framework of the Mediterranean Forecasting System Pilot Project (MFSPP, autumn 1998–autumn 2000) are described and compared to delayed time products over the Mediterranean sea. MFSPP SLA and SST data are then discussed in the general context of the Mediterranean circulation, showing the interannual variability of the fields and identifying recurrent or anomalous features at mesoscale/sub-basin scales. Finally, MFSPP data are used to test, on a regional (Mediterranean) context, a multivariate method to identify coupled modes of variability, consisting in the SVD of the covariance between SST and SLA. Key words. Oceanography: general (marginal and semi-closed seas) – Oceanography: physical (sea level variations; upper ocean processes)
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