High-resolution observations in the western Mediterranean Sea: the REP14-MED experiment
R. Onken,
H.-V. Fiekas,
L. Beguery,
I. Borrione,
A. Funk,
M. Hemming,
M. Hemming,
J. Hernandez-Lasheras,
K. J. Heywood,
J. Kaiser,
M. Knoll,
B. Mourre,
P. Oddo,
P.-M. Poulain,
B. Y. Queste,
A. Russo,
K. Shitashima,
M. Siderius,
E. Thorp Küsel
Affiliations
R. Onken
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials und Coastal Research (HZG), Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
H.-V. Fiekas
Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schiffe und Marinewaffen, Maritime Technologie und Forschung (WTD71), Berliner Straße 115, 24340 Eckernförde, Germany
L. Beguery
ALSEAMAR, 9 Europarc Sainte Victoire, 13590 Meyreuil, France
I. Borrione
Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), Viale San Bartolomeo 400, 19126 La Spezia, Italy
A. Funk
Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schiffe und Marinewaffen, Maritime Technologie und Forschung (WTD71), Berliner Straße 115, 24340 Eckernförde, Germany
M. Hemming
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
M. Hemming
Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat, 4, Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
J. Hernandez-Lasheras
Sistema de Observación Costero de las Islas Balears (SOCIB), Parc Bit, Naorte, 07121 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
K. J. Heywood
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
J. Kaiser
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
M. Knoll
Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schiffe und Marinewaffen, Maritime Technologie und Forschung (WTD71), Berliner Straße 115, 24340 Eckernförde, Germany
B. Mourre
Sistema de Observación Costero de las Islas Balears (SOCIB), Parc Bit, Naorte, 07121 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
P. Oddo
Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), Viale San Bartolomeo 400, 19126 La Spezia, Italy
P.-M. Poulain
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/c, 34010 Sgonico, Trieste, Italy
B. Y. Queste
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
A. Russo
Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), Viale San Bartolomeo 400, 19126 La Spezia, Italy
K. Shitashima
Kyushu University, International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER), Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
M. Siderius
Portland State University (PSU), P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA
E. Thorp Küsel
Portland State University (PSU), P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA
The observational part of the REP14-MED experiment was conducted in June 2014 in the Sardo-Balearic Basin west of Sardinia (western Mediterranean Sea). Two research vessels collected high-resolution oceanographic data by means of hydrographic casts, towed systems, and underway measurements. In addition, a vast amount of data was provided by a fleet of 11 ocean gliders, time series were available from moored instruments, and information on Lagrangian flow patterns was obtained from surface drifters and one profiling float. The spatial resolution of the observations encompasses a spectrum over 4 orders of magnitude from 𝒪(101 m) to 𝒪(105 m), and the time series from the moored instruments cover a spectral range of 5 orders from 𝒪(101 s) to 𝒪(106 s). The objective of this article is to provide an overview of the huge data set which has been utilised by various studies, focusing on (i) water masses and circulation, (ii) operational forecasting, (iii) data assimilation, (iv) variability of the ocean, and (v) new payloads for gliders.
