New insights on mesoscale activity in the western Mediterranean Sea

Gómez-Navarro, Laura; Ballarotta, Maxime; Cortés-Morales, Diego; Pujol, Marie-Isabelle; Fortunato, Laura; Mourre, Baptiste; Pascual, Ananda

doi:10.5194/sp-7-osr10-8-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/sp-7-osr10-8-2026

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10th edition of the Copernicus Ocean State Report (OSR10)

https://doi.org/10.5194/sp-7-osr10-8-2026

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| OSR10 | Chapter 2.5

| 30 Sep 2026 | OSR10 | Chapter 2.5

New insights on mesoscale activity in the western Mediterranean Sea

Laura Gómez-Navarro, Maxime Ballarotta, Diego Cortés-Morales, Marie-Isabelle Pujol, Laura Fortunato, Baptiste Mourre, and Ananda Pascual

Data sets

Mediterranean Sea Mean Dynamic Topography EU Copernicus Marine Service Product https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00151

European Seas Gridded L4 Sea Surface Heights And Derived Variables NRT EU Copernicus Marine Service Product https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00142

European Seas Gridded L4 Sea Surface Heights And Derived Variables Reprocessed 1993 Ongoing EU Copernicus Marine Service Product https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00141

SALTO/DUACS Mutlimission Experimental Level-4 maps, computed with SWOT Level-3 products (using both KaRIn and nadir instruments) (v2.0.1) AVISO/DUACS https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2025.001

Model code and software

LauraGomezNavarro/paper-OSR10_Gomez-Navarro_etal_2026: First release update Laura Gómez-Navarro https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22725565

Short summary

Understanding how the ocean moves heat, nutrients, and pollution is vital for climate studies and ecosystem health. We examined eddies in the western Mediterranean Sea using innovative satellite observations from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission. Compared to existing data, we detected major differences in eddy patterns. These advances improve our ability to monitor the ocean, manage marine pollution, and support sustainable maritime activities.