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Data description paper
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13 May 2022
Data description paper |
| 13 May 2022
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First SMOS Sea Surface Salinity dedicated products over the Baltic Sea
Verónica González-Gambau
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Barcelona Expert Center (BEC) and Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC,
P. Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Estrella Olmedo
Barcelona Expert Center (BEC) and Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC,
P. Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Antonio Turiel
Barcelona Expert Center (BEC) and Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC,
P. Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Cristina González-Haro
Barcelona Expert Center (BEC) and Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC,
P. Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Aina García-Espriu
Barcelona Expert Center (BEC) and Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC,
P. Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Justino Martínez
Barcelona Expert Center (BEC) and Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC,
P. Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Pekka Alenius
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Erik Palménin aukio 1, 00560 Helsinki, Finland
Laura Tuomi
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Erik Palménin aukio 1, 00560 Helsinki, Finland
Rafael Catany
ARGANS Ltd, Davy Road, Plymouth Science Park, Derriford, Plymouth, PL6 8BX, United Kingdom
Manuel Arias
ARGANS Ltd, Davy Road, Plymouth Science Park, Derriford, Plymouth, PL6 8BX, United Kingdom
Carolina Gabarró
Barcelona Expert Center (BEC) and Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC,
P. Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Nina Hoareau
Barcelona Expert Center (BEC) and Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC,
P. Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Marta Umbert
Barcelona Expert Center (BEC) and Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC,
P. Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Roberto Sabia
European Space Agency, ESA-ESRIN, Largo Galileo Galilei 1 Casella Postale 64 00044, Frascati, Italy
Diego Fernández
European Space Agency, ESA-ESRIN, Largo Galileo Galilei 1 Casella Postale 64 00044, Frascati, Italy
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We present the first Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) dedicated products over the Baltic Sea (ESA Baltic+ Salinity Dynamics). The Baltic+ L3 product covers 9 days in a 0.25° grid. The Baltic+ L4 is derived by merging L3 SSS with sea surface temperature information, giving a daily product in a 0.05° grid. The accuracy of L3 is 0.7–0.8 and 0.4 psu for the L4. Baltic+ products have shown to be useful, covering spatiotemporal data gaps and for validating numerical models.
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