On the Structure and Kinematics of an Algerian Eddy in the Southwestern Mediterranean Sea

On the Structure and Kinematics of an Algerian Eddy in the Southwestern Mediterranean Sea

An Algerian Eddy, anticyclonic vortex generated by the instability of the Algerian Current in the southwestern Mediterranean Sea, is studied using data provided by drifters (surface currents), Argo floats (temperature and salinity profiles), environmental satellites (absolute dynamic topography maps...

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Main Authors: Pierre-Marie Poulain, Luca Centurioni, Tamay Özgökmen, Daniel Tarry, Ananda Pascual, Simon Ruiz, Elena Mauri, Milena Menna, Giulio Notarstefano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
southwestern Mediterranean Sea
Algerian eddy
satellite altimetry
drifters and floats
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/15/3039

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https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/15/3039

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