Wind-induced Cross-Strait Sea Level Variability in the Strait of Gibraltar using Coastal Altimetry and In-Situ Measurements

TL;DR

This study investigates wind-induced sea level variability in the Strait of Gibraltar by analyzing satellite altimetry data and in-situ measurements to understand regional sea level changes.

Contribution

It introduces a novel application of the ALES retracker to analyze ESA satellite waveforms for detailed sea level variability assessment.

Findings

Wind significantly influences sea level changes in the Strait of Gibraltar.

Satellite altimetry combined with in-situ data improves understanding of regional sea level dynamics.

The ALES retracker effectively processes satellite waveforms for coastal sea level analysis.

Abstract

In this work, we retracked altimeter waveforms of ESA satellites. ERS2 RA and Envisat RA2 from descending track 0360 over the eastern side of the Strait of Gibraltar using the Adaptive Leading Edge Subwaveform ALES retracker.