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| Titel |
The improvements of the ships of opportunity program in MFS-TEP |
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G. M. R. Manzella, F. Reseghetti, G. Coppini, M. Borghini, A. Cruzado, C. Galli, I. Gertman, T. Gervais, D. Hayes, C. Millot, A. Murashkovsky, E. Özsoy, C. Tziavos, Z. Velasquez, G. Zodiatis |
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Englisch
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1812-0784
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In: Ocean Science ; 3, no. 2 ; Nr. 3, no. 2 (2007-05-23), S.245-258 |
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250000925
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/os-3-245-2007.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The Ships Of Opportunity Program in the Mediterranean Sea was
established at the end of 1999, in the framework of the Mediterranean
Forecasting System – Pilot Project (MFS-PP). Many improvements have been made
in data collection, transmission and management. Calibration of selected XBTs
and a comparison of XBTs vs. CTDs during some research cruises have assured
the quality of the data. Transmission now allows receiving data in full
resolution by using GSM or satellite telecommunication services; management
is offering access to high quality data and view services. The effects of
technological and methodological improvements in the observing system are
assessed in terms of capability to represent the most important circulation
features. The improved methodologies have been tested during the
Mediterranean Forecasting System – Toward Environmental Prediction (MFS-TEP)
– Targeted Operational Period (MFS-TOP), lasting from September 2004 to
February 2005. In spite of the short period of measurements, several
important aspects of the Mediterranean Sea circulation have been verified,
such as eddies and gyres in the various sub-basins, and dense water formation
processes in some of them (vertical homogeneous profiles of about 13°C down
to ~800 m in the Provençal, and of about 14.9°C down to ~300 m in the
Levantine have allowed defining an index of dense water formation). |
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