Data challenge setup#



Agulhas Current region

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Period

  • Year 2019

Area

  • Longitude minimum: 14°E

  • Longitude maximum: 35°E

  • Latitude minimum: 45°S

  • Latitude maximum: 30°S

Dynamical specificities:

Strongly geostrophic region.

Independant evaluation data

  • CMEMS drifters currents and trajectories.

  • Seviri SST fronts.

Products:

  • WOC Global Inertial (0m and 15m)
  • WOC BFN-QG (15m)
  • GlobCurrent Geostrophic (15m)
  • GlobCurrent Total (0m and 15m)
  • NeurOST (15m)
  • OSCAR (15m)

Gulf Stream region

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Period

  • Year 2019

Area

  • Longitude minimum: 80°W

  • Longitude maximum: 10°W

  • Latitude minimum: 25°N

  • Latitude maximum: 50°N

Dynamical specificities:

High variability region with mixed geostrophic and ageostrophic dynamics.

Independant evaluation data

  • CMEMS drifters currents and trajectories.

Products:

  • WOC Global Inertial (0m and 15m)
  • WOC Omega-3D (0m and 15m)
  • WOC SST-SSH-NAtl2D (15m)
  • GlobCurrent Geostrophic (15m)
  • GlobCurrent Total (0m and 15m)
  • NeurOST (15m)
  • OSCAR (15m)

Mediterranean Sea region

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Period

  • Year 2019

Area

  • Longitude minimum: 5°W

  • Longitude maximum: 25°E

  • Latitude minimum: 35°N

  • Latitude maximum: 47°N

Dynamical specificities:

A quasi-closed basin with strong ageostrophic dynamics and vertical shear.

Independant evaluation data

  • CMEMS drifters currents and trajectories.

Products:

  • WOC dADR-SR (15m)
  • WOC Global Inertial (15m)
  • GlobCurrent Geostrophic (15m)
  • NeurOST (15m)
  • OSCAR (15m)