Characteristics of the sea surface circulation in Canary waters as observed through metop and other sources of remote sensingdata

Abstract

The Canary waters area is highly complex from an oceanographic point of view. It has been partially studied and different aspects of its surface dynamics remain unknown for a large rank of spatial and temporal scales. The main purpose of our future work using MetOp data is to advance in the knowledge of the ocean surface dynamics in this region using observations that verify the needed spatial and temporal resolution requirements. For it the information coming from MetOp and different remote sensors placed on some space platforms, and that obtained with some in-situ measurements devices will be used. As a previous analysis, we have realized a study combining Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) and radar altimeter data and some of the results are shown. Of special interest will be tried to find out those patterns of surface ocean circulation showing a recurrent behaviour in this zone.