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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-141-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-141-2016
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29 Mar 2016
The MEDESS-GIB database: tracking the Atlantic water inflow
Marcos García Sotillo
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Puertos del Estado, 28041 Madrid, Spain
Emilio Garcia-Ladona
ICM-CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Alejandro Orfila
IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), 07190 Esporles, Spain
Pablo Rodríguez-Rubio
Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras, 11207 Algeciras, Spain
José Cristobal Maraver
SASEMAR, 28011 Madrid, Spain
Daniel Conti
IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), 07190 Esporles, Spain
Elena Padorno
Puertos del Estado, 28041 Madrid, Spain
José Antonio Jiménez
ICM-CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Este Capó
IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), 07190 Esporles, Spain
Fernando Pérez
ICM-CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Juan Manuel Sayol
IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), 07190 Esporles, Spain
Francisco Javier de los Santos
Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras, 11207 Algeciras, Spain
Arancha Amo
Puertos del Estado, 28041 Madrid, Spain
Ana Rietz
SASEMAR, 28011 Madrid, Spain
Charles Troupin
SOCIB, 07121 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Joaquín Tintore
IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), 07190 Esporles, Spain
SOCIB, 07121 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul
Puertos del Estado, 28041 Madrid, Spain
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An intensive drifter deployment was carried out in the Strait of Gibraltar: 35 satellite tracked drifters were released, coordinating to this aim 4 boats, covering an area of about 680 NM2 in 6 hours. This MEDESS-GIB Experiment is the most important exercise in the Mediterranean in terms of number of drifters released. The MEDESS-GIB dataset provides a complete Lagrangian view of the surface inflow of Atlantic waters through the Strait of Gibraltar and its later evolution along the Alboran Sea.
An intensive drifter deployment was carried out in the Strait of Gibraltar: 35 satellite...
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