Articles | Volume 14, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-1087-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-1087-2022
Data description paper
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10 Mar 2022
Data description paper |  | 10 Mar 2022

META3.1exp: a new global mesoscale eddy trajectory atlas derived from altimetry

Cori Pegliasco, Antoine Delepoulle, Evan Mason, Rosemary Morrow, Yannice Faugère, and Gérald Dibarboure

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The new global Mesoscale Eddy Trajectory Atlases (META3.1exp) provide eddy identification and trajectories from altimetry maps. These atlases comprise an improvement to and continuation of the historical META2.0 product. Changes in the detection parameters and tracking were tested by comparing the eddies from the different datasets. In particular, the eddy contours available in META3.1exp are an asset for multi-disciplinary studies.
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