MedFS EAS5 Validation Dataset

Datasets used for the validation of the physical component of the Mediterranean Analysis and Forecast center of the EU Copernicus Marine Service for the period 2018-2020. The observations used are: vertical profiles of temperature and salinity from Argo floats: https://data.marine.copernicus.eu/product/INSITU_GLO_PHYBGCWAV_DISCRETE_MYNRT_013_030 ) after an internal quality check procedure Satellite Sea Level along track data from Copernicus Marine SeaLevel-TAC product: https://data.marine.copernicus.eu/product/SEALEVEL_EUR_PHY_L3_NRT_OBSERVATIONS_008_059 ) after an internal quality check procedure SST satellite data from Copernicus Marine SST-TAC product: https://data.marine.copernicus.eu/product/SST_MED_SST_L4_NRT_OBSERVATIONS_010_004/ after interpolation to the 1/24° horizontal resolution; https://data.marine.copernicus.eu/product/SST_MED_SST_L3S_NRT_OBSERVATIONS_010_012 after interpolation to the 1/24° horizontal resolution Figures in the paper are provided by using model misfits: model minus observations at the same time and position of the observation before it is assimilated.