Spatio-temporal variability of SSS and SST in the western Mediterranean basin with the TRANSMED data

Jonathan Beuvier (1) , Isabelle Taupier-Letage (2) , Jean-Luc Fuda , Marie Drévillon , Yann Drillet

1 Mercator Océan
2 MIO - Institut méditerranéen d'océanologie

Initiated by the CIESM and upgraded to the operational status within the HyMeX/MISTRALS program, the TRANSMED initiative aimed at developing an autonomous and low-cost thermosalinometer system to record SSS (Sea Surface Salinity) and SST (Sea Surface Temperature) while underway. The seven-year time series recorded from February 2012 till present between France (Marseille) and Algeria yield an unprecedented insight in the basin-wide seasonal evolution of the Western Basin, up to mesoscale features, and is used to validate the Copernicus Marine Service global operational system in the area.

Keywords: Hydrography; surface waters; Algerian Basin; Northwerstern Mediterranean; models

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Ocean, Atmosphere; Environmental Sciences; Global Changes; Environmental Sciences

Jonathan Beuvier, Isabelle Taupier-Letage, Jean-Luc Fuda, Marie Drévillon, Yann Drillet. Spatio-temporal variability of SSS and SST in the western Mediterranean basin with the TRANSMED data. CIESM. 42nd CIESM CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS, Oct 2019, cascais, Portugal. , 42 (42), pp.65, 2019, Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit. ⟨hal-03082955⟩