Recent advancements on the characterization of sub-mesoscale variability using satellite altimetry

Oscar Vergara1, Rosemary Morrow2, Marie-Isabelle Pujol3, Clement Ubelmann1, Gérald Dibarboure4 and Yannice Faugere5, (1)CLS Collecte Localisation Satellites, Toulouse, France, (2)LEGOS CNRS/CNES/IRD/University Toulouse III, Toulouse, France, (3)CLS Collecte Localisation Satellites, Ramonville Saint-Agne, France, (4)CNES French National Center for Space Studies, Toulouse Cedex 09, France, (5)Collecte Localisation Satellites, Ramonville Saint-Agne, France