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An ocean front dataset for the Mediterranean sea and southwest Indian ocean
Sudre, F.; Hernandez-Carrasco, I.; Mazoyer, C.; Sudre, J.; Dewitte, B.; Garcon, V.; Rossi, V. (2023). An ocean front dataset for the Mediterranean sea and southwest Indian ocean. Scientific Data 10(1): 730. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02615-z
In: Scientific Data. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 2052-4463; e-ISSN 2052-4463, more
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    Marine/Coastal

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  • Sudre, F.
  • Hernandez-Carrasco, I.
  • Mazoyer, C.
  • Sudre, J.
  • Dewitte, B.
  • Garçon, V., more
  • Rossi, V.

Abstract
    Fronts are ubiquitous discrete features of the global ocean often associated with enhanced vertical velocities, in turn boosting primary production. Fronts thus form dynamical and ephemeral ecosystems where numerous species meet across all trophic levels. Fronts are also targeted by fisheries. Capturing ocean fronts and studying their long-term variability in relation with climate change is thus key for marine resource management and spatial planning. The Mediterranean Sea and the Southwest Indian Ocean are natural laboratories to study front-marine life interactions due to their energetic flow at sub-to-mesoscales, high biodiversity (including endemic and endangered species) and numerous conservation initiatives. Based on remotely-sensed Sea Surface Temperature and Height, we compute thermal fronts (2003–2020) and attracting Lagrangian coherent structures (1994–2020), in both regions over several decades. We advocate for the combined use of both thermal fronts and attracting Lagrangian coherent structures to study front-marine life interactions. The resulting front dataset differs from other alternatives by its high spatio-temporal resolution, long time coverage, and relevant thresholds defined for ecological provinces.

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