ESA 4DMED-Sea - Finite-size Lyapunov Exponents in the Mediterranean Sea derived from MIOST geostrophic velocities (1/24°).

This product provides the Finite-size Lyapunov Exponents derived from surface geostrophic velocities result from the application of the MIOST algorithm (Ubelmann et al., 2019; https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JC016560) to altimetry L3-data (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10648981) at a resolution of 1/24° over the Mediterranean Sea and for the period from April 2016 to July 2022. 

Algorithm used to compute Finite-Size Lyapunov Exponents was developed by I. Hernandez-Carrasco (Hernandez-Carrasco et al, 2011, Ocean modelling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2010.12.006).

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Geographical coverage: Mediterranean Sea

Grid and horizontal spatial resolution: Evenly spaced 1/24º grid

Vertical levels: Only surface level

Temporal resolution: Daily (April 2016 - July 2022)

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Variables:

lon (1D)

lat (1D)

time (1D)

fsle (2D)