Anthony Bosse

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	Phytoplankton reaction to an intense storm in the north-western Mediterranean Sea S. Barrillon , Robin Fuchs , Anne A. Petrenko , Caroline Comby , Anthony Bosse Biogeosciences, 2023, 20, pp.141-161. ⟨10.5194/bg-20-141-2023⟩ Article dans une revue insu-03948246v1
	The Levantine Intermediate Water in the western Mediterranean and its interactions with the Algerian Gyres: insights from 60 years of observation Katia Mallil , Pierre Testor , Anthony Bosse , Félix Margirier , Loïc Houpert Ocean Science, 2022, 18 (4), pp.937-952. ⟨10.5194/os-18-937-2022⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03737256v1
	Corrigendum: OceanGliders: A Component of the Integrated GOOS Pierre Testor , Brad De Young , Daniel Rudnick , Scott Glenn , Daniel Hayes Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021, 8, ⟨10.3389/fmars.2021.696100⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03279851v1
	Wind-Forced Submesoscale Symmetric Instability around Deep Convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea Anthony Bosse , Pierre Testor , Pierre Damien , Claude Estournel , Patrick Marsaleix Fluids, 2021, 6 (3), pp.123. ⟨10.3390/fluids6030123⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03199242v1
	Blending drifters and altimetric data to estimate surface currents: Application in the Levantine Mediterranean and objective validation with different data types Georges Baaklini , Leila Issa , Milad Fakhri , Julien Brajard , Gina Fifani Ocean Modelling, 2021, 166, pp.101850. ⟨10.1016/j.ocemod.2021.101850⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03329128v1
	The 3‐D Structure of Mesoscale Eddies in the Lofoten Basin of the Norwegian Sea: A Composite Analysis From Altimetry and In Situ Data Nikita Sandalyuk , Anthony Bosse , Tatyana Belonenko Journal of Geophysical Research. Oceans, 2020, 125 (10), pp.e2020JC016331. ⟨10.1029/2020JC016331⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02968293v1
	Tidally Forced Lee Waves Drive Turbulent Mixing Along the Arctic Ocean Margins Ilker Fer , Zoé Koenig , Igor Kozlov , Marek Ostrowski , Tom Rippeth Geophysical Research Letters, 2020, 47 (16), pp.e2020GL088083. ⟨10.1029/2020GL088083⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02968286v1
	Norwegian Atlantic Slope Current along the Lofoten Escarpment Ilker Fer , Anthony Bosse , Johannes Dugstad Ocean Science, 2020, 16 (3), pp.685-701. ⟨10.5194/os-2020-15⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02928480v1
	Abrupt warming and salinification of intermediate waters interplays with decline of deep convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea Félix Margirier , Pierre Testor , Emma Heslop , Katia Mallil , Anthony Bosse Scientific Reports, 2020, 10 (1), ⟨10.1038/s41598-020-77859-5⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03033953v1
	OceanGliders: A Component of the Integrated GOOS Pierre Testor , Brad de Young , Daniel Rudnick , Scott Glenn , Daniel Hayes Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019, 6, ⟨10.3389/fmars.2019.00422⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02400681v1
	Mean Structure and Seasonality of the Norwegian Atlantic Front Current Along the Mohn Ridge From Repeated Glider Transects Anthony Bosse , Ilker Fer Geophysical Research Letters, 2019, 46 (22), pp.13170-13179. ⟨10.1029/2019GL084723⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02563139v1
	Dynamical controls on the longevity of a non-linear vortex : The case of the Lofoten Basin Eddy Anthony Bosse , Ilker Fer , Jonathan Lilly , Henrik Søiland Scientific Reports, 2019, 9 (1), ⟨10.1038/s41598-019-49599-8⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02563143v1
	Atlantic Water Transformation Along Its Poleward Pathway Across the Nordic Seas Anthony Bosse , Ilker Fer , Henrik Søiland , Thomas Rossby Journal of Geophysical Research. Oceans, 2018, 123 (9), pp.6428-6448. ⟨10.1029/2018JC014147⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02563198v1
	Overturning the Mediterranean Thermohaline Circulation Robin Waldman , Nils Brüggemann , Anthony Bosse , Michael Spall , Samuel Somot Geophysical Research Letters, 2018, 45 (16), pp.8407-8415. ⟨10.1029/2018GL078502⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02928468v1
	Characterizing, modelling and understanding the climate variability of the deep water formation in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea Samuel Somot , Loïc Houpert , Florence Sevault , Pierre Testor , Anthony Bosse Climate Dynamics, 2018, 51 (3), pp.1179-1210. ⟨10.1007/s00382-016-3295-0⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01374058v1
	Multiscale Observations of Deep Convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea during Winter 2012-2013 Using Multiple Platforms Pierre Testor , Anthony Bosse , Loïc Houpert , Félix Margirier , Laurent Mortier Journal of Geophysical Research. Oceans, 2018, 123 (3), pp.1745-1776. ⟨10.1002/2016JC012671⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01764125v1
	The dissipation of kinetic energy in the Lofoten Basin Eddy Ilker Fer , Anthony Bosse , Bruno Ferron , Pascale Bouruet-Aubertot Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2018, 48 (6), pp.1299-1316. ⟨10.1175/JPO-D-17-0244.1⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02401785v1
	A submesoscale coherent vortex in the Ligurian Sea: From dynamical barriers to biological implications Anthony Bosse , Pierre Testor , Nicolas Mayot , Louis Prieur , Fabrizio d'Ortenzio Journal of Geophysical Research. Oceans, 2017, 122 (8), pp.6196 - 6217. ⟨10.1002/2016JC012634⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01621729v1
	The Lofoten Basin eddy: Three years of evolution as observed by Seagliders Lusha Yu , Anthony Bosse , Ilker Fer , Kjell Arild Orvik , Erik Magnus Buvik Journal of Geophysical Research. Oceans, 2017, 122 (8), pp.6814-6834. ⟨10.1002/2017JC012982⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02563211v1
	Modeling postconvective submesoscale coherent vortices in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea Pierre Damien , Anthony Bosse , Pierre Testor , Patrick Marsaleix , Claude Estournel Journal of Geophysical Research. Oceans, 2017, 122 (12), pp.9937-9961. ⟨10.1002/2016JC012114⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01630031v1
	Impact of the Mesoscale Dynamics on Ocean Deep Convection: The 2012-2013 Case Study in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea Robin Waldman , Marine J. Herrmann , Samuel Somot , Thomas Arsouze , Rachid Benshila Journal of Geophysical Research. Oceans, 2017, 122 (11), pp.8813-8840. ⟨10.1002/2016JC012587⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01630945v1
	Physical and biogeochemical controls of the phytoplankton blooms in North-Western Mediterranean Sea: A multiplatform approach over a complete annual cycle (2012-2013 DEWEX experiment) Nicolas Mayot , Fabrizio d'Ortenzio , Vincent Taillandier , Louis Prieur , Orens Pasqueron de Fommervault Journal of Geophysical Research. Oceans, 2017, 122 (12), pp.9999-10019. ⟨10.1002/2016JC012052⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01630494v1
	Characterization of Convective Plumes Associated With Oceanic Deep Convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean From High Resolution In-Situ Data Collected by Gliders Félix Margirier , Anthony Bosse , Pierre Testor , Blandine L'Hévéder , Laurent Mortier Journal of Geophysical Research. Oceans, 2017, 122 (12), pp.9814-9826. ⟨10.1002/2016JC012633⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01630431v1
	Modeling the intense 2012-2013 dense water formation event in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea: Evaluation with an ensemble simulation approach Robin Waldman , Samuel Somot , Marine Herrmann , Anthony Bosse , Guy Caniaux Journal of Geophysical Research. Oceans, 2017, 122 (2), pp.1297 - 1324. ⟨10.1002/2016JC012437⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01504492v1
	Deep sediment resuspension and thick nepheloid layer generation by open-ocean convection Xavier Durrieu de Madron , S. Ramondenc , L. Berline , Loïc Houpert , Anthony Bosse J.Geophys.Res.Oceans, 2017, 122 (3), pp.2291-2318. ⟨10.1002/2016jc012062⟩ Article dans une revue in2p3-01489691v1
	HyMeX-SOP2: The field campaign dedicated to dense water formation in the northwestern Mediterranean Claude Estournel , Pierre Testor , Isabelle Taupier-Letage , Marie-Noëlle Bouin , Laurent Coppola Oceanography, 2016, 29 (4), pp.196-206. ⟨10.5670/oceanog.2016.94⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01444295v1
	Observations of open-ocean deep convection in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea: Seasonal and interannual variability of mixing and deep water masses for the 2007-2013 Period Loïc Houpert , Xavier Durrieu de Madron , Pierre Testor , Anthony Bosse , Fabrizio d'Ortenzio Journal of Geophysical Research. Oceans, 2016, 121 (11), pp.8139-8171. ⟨10.1002/2016JC011857⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01433336v1
	Scales and dynamics of Submesoscale Coherent Vortices formed by deep convection in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea Anthony Bosse , Pierre Testor , Loïc Houpert , Pierre Damien , Louis Prieur Journal of Geophysical Research. Oceans, 2016, 121 (10), pp.7716 - 7742. ⟨10.1002/2016JC012144⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01432142v1
	Spreading of Levantine Intermediate Waters by submesoscale coherent vortices in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea as observed with gliders Anthony Bosse , Pierre Testor , Laurent Mortier , Louis Prieur , Vincent Taillandier Journal of Geophysical Research. Oceans, 2015, 120 (3), pp.1599-1622. ⟨10.1002/2014JC010263⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01136110v1
	Interaction of dense shelf water cascading and open-sea convection in the northwestern Mediterranean during winter 2012 Xavier Durrieu de Madron , Loïc Houpert , Pere Puig , A. Sanchez-Vidal , Pierre Testor Geophysical Research Letters, 2013, 40 (7), pp.1379-1385. ⟨10.1002/GRL.50331⟩ Article dans une revue hal-00873390v1

	Contrasts in turbulent vertical fluxes of nutrients across the permanent Lofoten Basin Eddy in the Nordic Seas Anthony Bosse , Ilker Fer EGU22, 2022, à renseigner, Unknown Region. ⟨10.5194/egusphere-egu22-5808⟩ Communication dans un congrès insu-03952247v1
	Study of fine-scale dynamics and their coupling with biogeochemistry - FUMSECK cruise S. Barrillon , Caroline Comby , Jean-Luc Fuda , Anne Petrenko , Melilotus Thyssen EGU General Assembly 2021, Apr 2021, Vienne, Austria. ⟨10.5194/egusphere-egu21-7199⟩ Communication dans un congrès hal-03375185v1
	A decade of observations and achievements of the MOOSE observatory in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea Anthony Bosse , Laurent Coppola , Pierre Testor , Dominique Aubert , Francois Carlotti 9th EuroGOOS International conference, Shom; Ifremer; EuroGOOS AISBL, May 2021, Brest, France Communication dans un congrès hal-03287923v3
	Hydrographical and dynamical reconstruction of the Warm Core Cyprus Eddy from gliders data Anthony Bosse , Pierre Testor , Daniel Hayes , Simón Ruiz , Elena Mauri EGU General Assembly 2016, EGU, Apr 2016, Vienne, Austria. pp.16210 Communication dans un congrès hal-01514422v1
	Study of water masses variability in the Mediterranean Sea using in-situ data / NEMO-Med12 model. Félix Margirier , Pierre Testor , Laurent Mortier , Thomas Arsouze , Anthony Bosse EGU General Assembly 2016, EGU, Apr 2016, Vienne, Austria. pp.16060 Communication dans un congrès hal-01514414v1
	Interannual variability (1979-2013) of the North-Western Mediterranean deep water mass formation: past observation reanalysis and coupled ocean-atmosphere high-resolution modelling Samuel Somot , Loïc Houpert , Florence Sevault , Pierre Testor , Anthony Bosse EGU General Assembly 2015, Apr 2015, Vienne, Austria. pp.7429 Communication dans un congrès hal-01175943v1
	Multi-platform observation of submesoscale vortices formed by deep vertical mixing: characterization and role for the general circulation of the Mediterranean Sea Anthony Bosse , Pierre Testor , Laurent Mortier , Loïc Houpert EGU General Assembly 2015, Apr 2015, Vienne, Austria. pp.12224 Communication dans un congrès hal-01175941v1
	Variability of slope current positioning from space: Application to the Northern Current in the North Western Mediterranean Sea Jérôme Bouffard , Julien Marmain , Anthony Bosse , Anne Petrenko , Philippe Forget 40th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Aug 2014, Moscou, Russia. pp.393 Communication dans un congrès hal-01139224v1
	Multi-scale and Multi-Platform Analysis of Deep Convection Processes in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea Pierre Testor , Anthony Bosse , Laurent Mortier , Pierre Cauchy , Fabrizio d'Ortenzio PERSEUS General Assembly, Jan 2014, Athènes, Greece Communication dans un congrès hal-01139542v1
	Observations of anticyclonic and cyclonic Subthermocline Submesoscale Coherent Vortices: a case study in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea Anthony Bosse , Pierre Testor , Laurent Mortier , Loïc Houpert EGU General Assembly 2014, Apr 2014, Vienna, Austria. pp.16049 Communication dans un congrès hal-01139232v1
	Monitoring of Intense Events of Deep Water Formations in the Northwestern Mediterranean over the last five years Loïc Houpert , Xavier Durrieu de Madron , Pierre Testor , Anthony Bosse , Laurent Mortier EGU General Assembly 2014, Apr 2014, Vienna, Austria. pp.15217 Communication dans un congrès hal-01139207v1
	Estimation of the Upper-Ocean Heat Budget Components from Gliders and Mooring data at the ocean station LION over the recent period (2007-2012) Loïc Houpert , Anthony Bosse , Xavier Durrieu de Madron , Laurent Mortier 6th EGO meeting and final Symposium of the COST Action ES0904, Jun 2014, Kiel, Germany Communication dans un congrès hal-01139536v1
	Physical-biogeochamical coupling observed by gliders and profiling floats in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea over a seasonal cycle Pierre Testor , Anthony Bosse , Loïc Houpert , Fabrizio d'Ortenzio , Héloïse Lavigne Ocean Sciences Meeting, Feb 2014, Honolulu, United States Communication dans un congrès hal-01139244v1
	Vertical velocities associated with deep open-ocean convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea as indirectly observed by gliders Anthony Bosse , Pierre Testor , Guillaume Legland , Laurent Mortier , Loïc Houpert EGU General Assembly 2014, Apr 2014, Vienna, Austria Communication dans un congrès hal-01139201v1
	Interaction of dense dense shelf water cascading and open-sea convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean during winter 2012. Xavier Durrieu de Madron , Loïc Houpert , Pere Puig , Anna Sanchez-Vidal , Pierre Testor EGU General Assembly 2013, Apr 2013, Vienne, Austria. pp.10889 Communication dans un congrès hal-00920704v1
	Survey of submesoscale structures at the margin of the Northern Current in the North Western Mediterranean Sea using Gliders: observations and diagnostics Anthony Bosse , Pierre Testor , Laurent Mortier , Laurent Béguery , Karim Bernardet EGU General Assembly 2013, Apr 2013, Vienne, Austria. pp.11138 Communication dans un congrès hal-00920702v1
	New insights of the Northern Current in the Western Mediterranean Sea from Gliders data: Mean structure, Transport, and Seasonal Variability Anthony Bosse , Pierre Testor , Laurent Mortier , Laurent Béguery , Karim Bernardet EGU General Assembly 2013, Apr 2013, Vienne, Austria. pp.11315 Communication dans un congrès hal-00920696v1
	Characteristics of Geostrophic Eddies in the North Western Mediterranean as observed by Gliders and simulated by a high-resolution Model: formation, behaviour and dissipation Anthony Bosse , Pierre Testor , Laurent Mortier , Pierre Damien , Claude Estournel EGU General Assembly 2013, Apr 2013, Vienne, Austria. pp.11555 Communication dans un congrès hal-00920695v1

	High resolution sampling of Submesoscale Coherent Vortices transporting newly formed deep water across the NW Mediterranean Sea thanks to glider Anthony Bosse , Pierre Testor , Laurent Mortier , Loïc Houpert , Héloïse Lavigne Ocean Sciences Meeting, Feb 2014, Honolulu, United States Poster de conférence hal-01139554v1
	High resolution monitoring of deep water formations in the north western Mediterranean over the recent period (2007-2012) Loïc Houpert , Pierre Testor , Xavier Durrieu de Madron , Anthony Bosse , Laurent Mortier Ocean Sciences Meeting, Feb 2014, Honolulu, United States Poster de conférence hal-01139553v1

	Review of the circulation and characteristics of intermediate water masses of the Mediterranean--implications for cold-water coral habitats Daniel Hayes , Pierre-Marie Poulain , Pierre Testor , Laurent Mortier , Anthony Bosse Coral reefs in the Mediterranean (CORM) Vol 9, 2019 Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-02400788v1

	Physical Process Cruise 2018 Ilker Fer , Frank Nilsen , Anthony Bosse , Eva Falck , Trygve Fossum [Technical Report] 2/2020, The Nansen Legacy Report Series. 2020 Rapport hal-02968315v1
	Ocean Mixing Process Study 2018 Ilker Fer , Frank Nilsen , Eva Falck , Anthony Bosse , Zoé Koenig [Technical Report] The Nansen Legacy Report Series. 2020 Rapport hal-02968323v1

	Circulation générale et couplage physique-biogéochimie à (sous-)mésoéchelle en Méditerranée Nord-occidentale à partir de données in situ Anthony Bosse Océanographie. Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris VI, 2015. Français. ⟨NNT : 2015PA066451⟩ Thèse tel-01290457v1

Anthony Bosse

Publications

Phytoplankton reaction to an intense storm in the north-western Mediterranean Sea

The Levantine Intermediate Water in the western Mediterranean and its interactions with the Algerian Gyres: insights from 60 years of observation

Corrigendum: OceanGliders: A Component of the Integrated GOOS

Wind-Forced Submesoscale Symmetric Instability around Deep Convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea

Blending drifters and altimetric data to estimate surface currents: Application in the Levantine Mediterranean and objective validation with different data types

The 3‐D Structure of Mesoscale Eddies in the Lofoten Basin of the Norwegian Sea: A Composite Analysis From Altimetry and In Situ Data

Tidally Forced Lee Waves Drive Turbulent Mixing Along the Arctic Ocean Margins

Norwegian Atlantic Slope Current along the Lofoten Escarpment

Abrupt warming and salinification of intermediate waters interplays with decline of deep convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea

OceanGliders: A Component of the Integrated GOOS

Mean Structure and Seasonality of the Norwegian Atlantic Front Current Along the Mohn Ridge From Repeated Glider Transects

Dynamical controls on the longevity of a non-linear vortex : The case of the Lofoten Basin Eddy

Atlantic Water Transformation Along Its Poleward Pathway Across the Nordic Seas

Overturning the Mediterranean Thermohaline Circulation

Characterizing, modelling and understanding the climate variability of the deep water formation in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea

Multiscale Observations of Deep Convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea during Winter 2012-2013 Using Multiple Platforms

The dissipation of kinetic energy in the Lofoten Basin Eddy

A submesoscale coherent vortex in the Ligurian Sea: From dynamical barriers to biological implications

The Lofoten Basin eddy: Three years of evolution as observed by Seagliders

Modeling postconvective submesoscale coherent vortices in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea

Impact of the Mesoscale Dynamics on Ocean Deep Convection: The 2012-2013 Case Study in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea

Physical and biogeochemical controls of the phytoplankton blooms in North-Western Mediterranean Sea: A multiplatform approach over a complete annual cycle (2012-2013 DEWEX experiment)

Characterization of Convective Plumes Associated With Oceanic Deep Convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean From High Resolution In-Situ Data Collected by Gliders

Modeling the intense 2012-2013 dense water formation event in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea: Evaluation with an ensemble simulation approach

Deep sediment resuspension and thick nepheloid layer generation by open-ocean convection

HyMeX-SOP2: The field campaign dedicated to dense water formation in the northwestern Mediterranean

Observations of open-ocean deep convection in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea: Seasonal and interannual variability of mixing and deep water masses for the 2007-2013 Period

Scales and dynamics of Submesoscale Coherent Vortices formed by deep convection in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea

Spreading of Levantine Intermediate Waters by submesoscale coherent vortices in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea as observed with gliders

Interaction of dense shelf water cascading and open-sea convection in the northwestern Mediterranean during winter 2012

Contrasts in turbulent vertical fluxes of nutrients across the permanent Lofoten Basin Eddy in the Nordic Seas

Study of fine-scale dynamics and their coupling with biogeochemistry - FUMSECK cruise

A decade of observations and achievements of the MOOSE observatory in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea

Hydrographical and dynamical reconstruction of the Warm Core Cyprus Eddy from gliders data

Study of water masses variability in the Mediterranean Sea using in-situ data / NEMO-Med12 model.

Interannual variability (1979-2013) of the North-Western Mediterranean deep water mass formation: past observation reanalysis and coupled ocean-atmosphere high-resolution modelling

Multi-platform observation of submesoscale vortices formed by deep vertical mixing: characterization and role for the general circulation of the Mediterranean Sea

Variability of slope current positioning from space: Application to the Northern Current in the North Western Mediterranean Sea

Multi-scale and Multi-­Platform Analysis of Deep Convection Processes in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea

Observations of anticyclonic and cyclonic Subthermocline Submesoscale Coherent Vortices: a case study in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea

Monitoring of Intense Events of Deep Water Formations in the Northwestern Mediterranean over the last five years

Estimation of the Upper-Ocean Heat Budget Components from Gliders and Mooring data at the ocean station LION over the recent period (2007-2012)

Physical-biogeochamical coupling observed by gliders and profiling floats in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea over a seasonal cycle

Vertical velocities associated with deep open-ocean convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea as indirectly observed by gliders

Interaction of dense dense shelf water cascading and open-sea convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean during winter 2012.

Survey of submesoscale structures at the margin of the Northern Current in the North Western Mediterranean Sea using Gliders: observations and diagnostics

New insights of the Northern Current in the Western Mediterranean Sea from Gliders data: Mean structure, Transport, and Seasonal Variability

Characteristics of Geostrophic Eddies in the North Western Mediterranean as observed by Gliders and simulated by a high-resolution Model: formation, behaviour and dissipation

High resolution sampling of Submesoscale Coherent Vortices transporting newly formed deep water across the NW Mediterranean Sea thanks to glider

High resolution monitoring of deep water formations in the north western Mediterranean over the recent period (2007-2012)

Review of the circulation and characteristics of intermediate water masses of the Mediterranean--implications for cold-water coral habitats

Physical Process Cruise 2018

Ocean Mixing Process Study 2018

Circulation générale et couplage physique-biogéochimie à (sous-)mésoéchelle en Méditerranée Nord-occidentale à partir de données in situ

Multi-scale and Multi-Platform Analysis of Deep Convection Processes in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea