@article{fdi:010065628,
  title = {{S}ea surface temperature and salinity from {F}rench research vessels, 2001–2013},
  author = {{G}aillard, {F}. and {D}iverr{\`e}s, {D}enis and {J}acquin, {S}. and {G}ouriou, {Y}ves and {G}relet, {J}acques and {L}e {M}enn, {M}. and {T}assel, {J}. and {R}everdin, {G}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}rench {R}esearch vessels have been collecting thermo-salinometer ({TSG}) data since 1999 to contribute to the {G}lobal {O}cean {S}urface {U}nderway {D}ata ({GOSUD}) programme. {T}he instruments are regularly calibrated and continuously monitored. {W}ater samples are taken on a daily basis by the crew and later analysed in the laboratory. {W}e present here the delayed mode processing of the 2001–2013 dataset and an overview of the resulting quality. {S}alinity measurement error was a few hundredths of a unit or less on the practical salinity scale ({PSS}), due to careful calibration and instrument maintenance, complemented with a rigorous adjustment on water samples. {I}n a global comparison, these data show excellent agreement with an {ARGO}-based salinity gridded product. {T}he {S}ea {S}urface {S}alinity and {T}emperature from {F}rench {RE}search {SH}ips ({SSST}-{FRESH}) dataset is very valuable for the ‘calibration and validation’ of the new satellite observations delivered by the {S}oil {M}oisture and {O}cean {S}alinity ({SMOS}) and {A}quarius missions.},
  keywords = {{FRANCE} ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {ESPAGNE} ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {MER} {DU} {NORD} ; {GOLFE} {DU} {LION} ; {GASCOGNE} {GOLFE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {D}ata},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 150054 [9 ]},
  ISSN = {2052-4463},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1038/sdata.2015.54},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065628},
}