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High-resolution observations in the western Mediterranean Sea: the REP14-MED experiment
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
(10<sup>1</sup> m) to (10<sup>5</sup> m), and the time
series from the moored instruments cover a spectral range of 5 orders from
(10<sup>1</sup> s) to (10<sup>6</sup> 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