A new procedure for interpolating satellite-derived Suspended Particulate Matters within the Previmer context

After several years of experience in providing daily merged products of non-algal Suspended Particulate Matters (SPM) for forcing the light in the ecological model of Previmer ECO-MARS-3D, we have often observed poor quality SPM fields in winter due to the cloud cover. For this reason we propose a new interpolation scheme, multisensor and multitemporal, based on a first-guess field of daily SPM derived from a biweekly satellite climatology modified to take into account dynamically the effects of waves and tides. The contribution of waves and tide is simulated through a simple statistical model (multiplicative effects of the significant wave heights and tidal intensity) summing up the information coming out from the historical data set of SPM. On an operational basis, this also provides a pre-analysis tool very useful for writing bulletins.

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Gohin Francis, Bryere Philippe, Perrot Laurie (2014). A new procedure for interpolating satellite-derived Suspended Particulate Matters within the Previmer context. Mercator Newsletter - quaterly Newsletter. 49. 26-28. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00197/30799/

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