The new wave of oceanographers: Cristina Martí-Solana
PhD student focusing on kinetic energy transfers at submesoscales in the Mediterranean Sea.
FaSt-SWOT Blog
Final annual FaSt-SWOT meeting
Bringing together researchers from several countries to share four years of research results, the final annual FaSt-SWOT meeting reviewed the project's activities and scientific outcomes, discussed publication plans and future collaborations, and highlighted the value of international scientific cooperation in addressing major environmental challenges.
Publication: Disentangling noise and signal contributions in SWOT sea level data to improve surface current estimation
Drawing on fine-scale surface dynamics observed during a large drifter experiment in the Western Mediterranean Sea, a recent study assessed the quality of SWOT sea level measurements acquired during the 1-day repeat orbit phase. This work establishes a benchmark for extending SWOT sea level assessments to the global ocean.
Jen-Ping Pen wins the first prize for Young Scientists at International Workshop on Modeling the Ocean
Jean-Ping Peng is a postdoctoral postdoctoral researcher at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA, UIB-CSIC) and works on data assimilation models that integrate SWOT data.
Publication: SWOT can map the spatial structure of storm surges across diverse oceanic regimes
An original study demonstrates the capability of SWOT to capture the spatial structure of storm surges during severe storms and hurricanes. A major advancement in coastal oceanography, SWOT hasstrong potential to improve scientific understanding, risk assessment, and long‐term coastal resilience.
SWOT enhances small-scale intrathermocline eddy detection
The paper "SWOT and multi-platform observations enhance small-scale intrathermocline eddy detection" by Verger-Miralles et al. of the FaSt-SWOT team was submitted to Geophysical Research Letters. Here the key points from the research.
FaSt-SWOT blog: “From space to the Mediterranean: Chasing ocean currents”
A short documentary film captures the experience of IMEDEA and SOCIB oceanographers during the calibration campaign of the new SWOT satellite at the center of the FaST-SWOT project.
FaSt-SWOT blog: The tracking of the small eddy under SWOT swath continues
The second leg of the FaSt-SWOT campaign started on Sunday 7th May. Researchers went back to the same area sampled during FaSt-SWOT1. Despite heavy weather, they were able to identify a cold filament from the small eddy identified two weeks before.
FaSt-SWOT blog: Tracking a small eddy under SWOT swath
FaSt-SWOT 1, the first leg of the FaSt-SWOT campaign, successfully ended on Saturday 29th April. Thanks to the integration of multiple sampling platforms (continuous MVP, ADCP, TSG, 12 CTDs, 25 drifters, gopros cameras for macroplastic detection) researchers were able to detect a small scale eddy in the zone north-west of Mallorca.
FaSt-SWOT blog: The FaSt-SWOT campaign starts today
The R/V SOCIB left on April 25th from Mallorca for the first expedition of the FaSt-SWOT campaign. It will be cruising on the Northern waters of the island, collecting data with a wide variety of instruments including drift buoys, rosette samplers and buoys.