Beyond GOCE for the ocean circulation estimate: Synergetic use of altimetry, gravimetry, and in situ data provides new insight into geostrophic and Ekman currents

Abstract Accurate estimate of ocean surface currents is both a challenging issue and a growing end‐users requirement. In this paper ocean currents are calculated at two levels (surface and 15 m depth) as the sum of the geostrophic and Ekman components. First, a new, global, ° Mean Dynamic Topography... View More