Towards high resolution mapping of 3-D mesoscale dynamics from observations

Buongiorno Nardelli, B.; Guinehut, S.; Pascual, A.; Drillet, Y.; Ruiz, S.; Mulet, S.

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Towards high resolution mapping of 3-D mesoscale dynamics from observations

B. Buongiorno Nardelli, S. Guinehut, A. Pascual, Y. Drillet, S. Ruiz, and S. Mulet

B. Buongiorno Nardelli

Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima, Roma, Italy

Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero, Napoli, Italy

S. Guinehut

CLS-Space Oceanography Division, Ramonville Saint-Agne, France

A. Pascual

IMEDEA(CSIC-UIB), Esporles, Spain

Y. Drillet

Mercator Océan, Ramonville Saint-Agne, France

S. Ruiz

IMEDEA(CSIC-UIB), Esporles, Spain

S. Mulet

CLS-Space Oceanography Division, Ramonville Saint-Agne, France

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