Ocean model skill assessment in the NW Mediterranean using multi-sensor data
| Autor: | Silvia Piedracoba, Arancha Amo-Baladrón, Alvaro De Pascual, Javier Soto-Navarro, Marcos García Sotillo, Pablo Lorente, Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul, Roland Aznar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Mediterranean climate
geography River delta geography.geographical_feature_category 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences 010505 oceanography Oceanography 01 natural sciences law.invention Current (stream) Eddy law Remote sensing (archaeology) Climatology Environmental science Marine protected area Outflow Radar 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Operational Oceanography. 9:75-92 |
| ISSN: | 1755-8778 1755-876X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1755876x.2016.1215224 |
| Popis: | This paper showcases the one year-long (2014) multi-parameter skill assessment of Iberia-Biscay-Ireland (IBI) operational ocean forecasting system. The investigation is focused on a specific subdomain in the Northwestern Mediterranean where several observational networks encompassing both in situ and remote sensing instruments are available. This region is relevant since it includes two harbours and a marine protected area, the Ebro River Delta. Class-1 and class-2 skill metrics are used in concert to quantitatively evaluate the quality of hourly IBI surface fields. The impact of riverine discharges on the coastal circulation is investigated by comparing the signal of the Ebro River freshwater outflow in both observed (high-frequency radar (HFR)) and modelled (IBI) current maps. The ability of the HFR and IBI to detect the presence of coastal eddies is also qualitatively estimated by calculating surface vorticity maps. According to the results, basic circulation features are statistically reproduc... |
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