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Rascle, Nicolas; Molemaker, Jeroen; Marie, Louis; Nouguier, Frederic; Chapron, Bertrand; Lund, Bjorn; Mouche, Alexis. |
Fine scale current gradients at the ocean surface can be observed by sea surface roughness. More specifically, directional surface roughness anomalies are related to the different horizontal current gradient components. This paper reports results from a dedicated experiment during the LASER (LAgrangian Submesoscale ExpeRiment) drifter deployment. A very sharp front, 50 m wide, is detected simultaneously in drifter trajectories, sea surface temperature and sea surface roughness. A new observational method is applied, using sun glitter reflections during multiple airplane passes to reconstruct the multi-angle roughness anomaly. This multi-angle anomaly is consistent with wave-current interactions over a front, including both cross-front convergence and... |
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Palavras-chave: Sea surface roughness; Surface current; Remote sensing; Sun glitter; High resolution; Oceanic fronts. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00386/49767/50301.pdf |
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Lopez, G.; Bennis, Anne-claire; Barbin, Y.; Sentchev, A.; Benoit, L.; Marié, Louis. |
Two weeks of high-frequency radar measurements collected at the Alderney Race are compared with the results of a three-dimensional fully coupled wave–current model. Spatial current measurements are rare in this site, otherwise well investigated through modelling. Thus, the radar measurements offer a unique opportunity to examine the spatial reliability of numerical results, and can help to improve our understanding of the complex currents in the area. Comparison of observed and modelled surface current velocities showed a good agreement between the methods, represented by root mean squared errors ranging from 14 to 40 cm s−1 and from 18 to 60 cm s−1 during neap and spring tides, respectively. Maximum errors were found in shallow regions with consistently... |
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Palavras-chave: HF radar; Surface current; Alderney Race; MARS 3D; WW3; High-frequency radar. |
Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00643/75516/78391.pdf |
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