Long-range UAV observations of Sargassum to evaluate satellite detection and drift modeling

Marianne Debue1, Frederic Bacheviller2, Sarah Barbier3, Etienne Blot4, Pierre Daniel5, Thibault Guinaldo1, Warren Daniel3, Arnold Manhaval3, Edmée Durand5, Philippe Palany3, Michel Gavart6, Stephane Saux-Picart7, Florian Gibier4, Julien Metge6, Coralline Nicolas5 and Eric Vogel6, (1)Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques, Meteo-France, CEMS, Lannion, France, (2)Meteo-France, CMS, Lannion, France, (3)Meteo-France, DIRAG/ECMPF, Fort-de-France, Martinique, (4)Meteo-France, DSM/ICM, Toulouse, France, (5)Meteo-France, DIROP/MAR, Toulouse, France, (6)BOREAL SAS, Toulouse, France, (7)Météo-France, CNRM, Toulouse, France