Jordi Font

 

Current research projects and networks:

SMOS. Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity

HYDRO-CHANGES. CIESM program to track hydrological changes in the Mediterranean Sea

MOON. Mediterranean Operational Oceanography Network

MALASPINA.  Circunnavigation expedition Malaspina 2010: Global change and biodiversity exploration of the global ocean

HYMEX. HYdrological cycle in the Mediterranean EXperiment

MYOCEAN. Development and pre-operational validation of upgraded GMES marine core services and capabilities

SMOS-MODE. SMOS Mission Oceanographic Data Exploitation (EU COST Action)

 

Recently completed projects:

MERSEA. Marine Environment and Security for the European Area

EGYPT.  Eddies and GYres Paths Tracking

ESEOO. Development of a Spanish Operational Oceanography System

 

Main recent publications (last 5 years):  

M.Talone, C.Gabarró, A.Camps, R.Sabia, J.Gourrion, M.Vall-llossera, J.Font (2011) Error covariance matrices characterization in the ocean salinity retrieval cost function within the SMOS mission. J. Atmosph. Ocean. Technol., 28(9): 1155-1166

J.Font, A.Camps, A.Borges, M.Martín-Neira, J.Boutin, N.Reul, Y.Kerr, A.Hahne, S.Mecklenburg (2010) SMOS: The challenging measurement of sea surface salinity from space. P. IEEE, 98(5): 649-665

Y.Kerr, P.Waldteufel, J.P.Wigneron, F.Cabot, J.Boutin, M.J.Escorihuela, J.Font, N.Reul, C.Gruhier, S.Juglea, S.Delwart, M.Drinkwater, A.Hahne, M.Martín-Neira (2010) The SMOS mission: new tool for monitoring key elements of the global water cycle. P. IEEE, 98(5): 666-687

F.Machín, L.Herraiz, J.L.Pelegrí, A.Marrero-Díaz, J.Font, A.Rodríguez-Santana (2010) Inverse modeling of salinity-temperature-depth relationships: Application to the upper eastern North Atlantic subtropical gyre. J. Marine Syst., 80: 144-159

R.Sabia, A.Camps, M.Talone, M.Vall-llossera, J.Font (2010) Determination of the Sea Surface Salinity error budget in the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity Mission. IEEE T. Geosci. Remote, 48 (4): 1684-1693

M.Talone, R.Sabia, A.Camps, M.Vall-llosera, C.Gabarró, J.Font (2010) Sea surface salinity retrievals from HUT-2D L-band radiometric measurements. Remote Sens. Environ., 114: 1756-1764

A.L.Aretxabaleta, J.Gourrion, J.Ballabrera, J.Font, R.Schmitt (2010) Bridging the gap between surface salinity satellites: SMOS and Aquarius. Proceedings of ESA Living Planet Symposium, SP-686, CD-ROM ISSN 1609-042X

G.S.E.Lagerloef, J.Font (2010) SMOS and Aquarius/SAC-D missions: The era of spaceborne salinity measurements is about to begin. In: Oceanography from Space (chapter 3), V.Barale, J.F.R.Gower, L.Alberotanza Eds., Springer Science+Business Media B.V.: 35-58, DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-8681-5_3

G.S.E.Lagerloef, J.Boutin, Y.Chao, T.Delcroix, J.Font, P.Niiler, N.Reul, R.Schmitt, S.Riser, D.Stammer, F.Wentz (2010) Resolving the global surface salinity field and variations by integrating satellite and in situ observations. In: Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society (Vol. 2), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, J.Hall, D.E.Harrison, D.Stammer Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306 DVD, doi: 10.5270/OceanObs09.cwp.51

R.Sabia, J.Gourrion, M.Portabella, C.Gabarró, M.Talone, J.Ballabrera, A.Turiel, J.Martinez, A.Camps, A.L.Aretxabaleta, A.Monerris, J.Font (2010) SMOS measurements preliminary validations against modeled brightness temperatures and external-source salinity data. Proceed. IEEE Int. Geosciece and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2010 DVD-ROM, 3166-3169

R.Sabia, P.De Rosnay, J.Muñoz-Sabater, P.Spurgeon, M.Portabella, J.Font, F.Torres, Y.Takay, M.Balmaseda (2010) The SMOS brightness temperature ocean monitoring: Preliminary results. Proceedings of ESA Living Planet Symposium, SP-686, CD-ROM ISSN 1609-042X

J.Salat, M.Emelianov, P.Puig, J.Font, J.L.Fuda (2010) Winter 2009. A new step in the Western Mediterranean Transition. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Médit., 39: 174

J.Salvador, P.Fernández, A.Julià, J.Font, J.L.Pelegrí (2010) A new buoy for measurement and real time transmission of surface salinity. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Médit., 39: 176

K.Schroeder, V.Cardin, J.Font, J.L.Fuda, J.García-Lafuente, P.Puig, I.Taupier-Letage, L.Bengara, S.Ben Ismail, M.Bensi, M.Borghini, C.Curtil, J.Delgado, C.Millot, B.El Moumni, G.P.Gasparini, D.Lefevre, J.López-Jurado, P.Raimbault, G.Rougier, J.Salat, C.Sammari, A.Sánchez-Román, C.Tamburini, A.Theocharis, M.Vargas-Yáñez (2010) Hydrochanges network: latest observations and links between time series. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Médit., 39: 180

P.Spurgeon, J.Font, J.Boutin, N.Reul, J.Tenerelli, J.L.Vergely, C.Gabarró, X.Yin, s.Lavender, A.Chuprin, M.McCulloch, C.Hénocq, J.Gourrion, M.Talone, P.Waldteufel (2010) Ocean salinity retrieval approaches for the SMOS satellite. Proceedings of ESA Living Planet Symposium, SP-686, CD-ROM ISSN 1609-042X

M.Talone, J.Gourrion, R.Sabia, C.Gabarró, V.González, A.Camps, I.Corbella, A.Monerris, J.Font (2010) SMOS brightness temperatures validation: first results after the commissioning phase.Proceed. IEEE Int. Geosciece and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2010 DVD-ROM, 4306-43099

I.Taupier-Letage, C.Millot, J.L.Fuda, G.Rougier, R.Gerin, P.M.Poulain, R.Pennel, K.Béranger, M.Emelianov, J.Font, S.Ben Ismail, C.Sammari (2010) The surface circulation in the eastern basin of the Meditarranean and the impact of the mesoscale eddies. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Médit., 39: 189

J.Font (2010) Retrieving ocean salinity from SMOS microwave radiometric measurements. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Médit., 39: 111

J.Font, J.Boutin, N.Reul, P.Spurgeon, J.Ballabrera, A.Chuprin, C.Gabarró, J.Gourrion, C.Hénocq, S.Lavender, N.Martin, J.Martínez, M.McCulloch, I.Meirold-Mautner, F.Petitcolin, M.Portabella, R.Sabia, M.Talone, J.Tenerelli, A.Turiel, J.L.Vergely, X.Yin, S.Zine (2010) SMOS: objectives and approach for ocean salinity observations. Proceedings of ESA Living Planet Symposium, SP-686, CD-ROM ISSN 1609-042X

J.Font, J.Boutin, N.Reul, P.Spurgeon, J.Ballabrera, A.Chuprin, C.Gabarró, J.Gourrion, C.Hénocq, S.Lavender, N.Martin, J.Martínez, M.McCulloch, I.Meirold-Mautner, F.Petitcolin, M.Portabella, R.Sabia, M.Talone, J.Tenerelli, A.Turiel, J.L.Vergely, X.Yin, S.Zine (the SMOS Level 2 Ocean Salinity Team) (2010) Overview of SMOS Level 2 ocean salinity processing and first results. Proceed. IEEE Int. Geosciece and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2010 DVD-ROM, 3146-3149

C.Gabarró, M.Portabella, A.Camps, J.Martínez, J.Gourrion, M.Talone, R.Sabia, J.Ballabrera, J.Font (2010) Improvement of the empirical roughness-induced emissivity model for the SMOS mission. Proceedings of ESA Living Planet Symposium, SP-686, CD-ROM ISSN 1609-042X

R.Sabia, J.Gourrion, C.Gabarró, M.Talone, M.Portabella, J.Ballabrera, A.L.Aretxabaleta, A.Monerris, J.Font (2010) Preliminary cross-validation of the SMOS measurements against modeled brightness temperatures and external salinity data. Proceedings of ESA Living Planet Symposium, SP-686, CD-ROM ISSN 1609-042X

R.Sabia, J.Gourrion, C.Gabarró, M.Talone, M.Portabella, J.Ballabrera, A.Turiel, J.Font, A.Camps, J.Martinez, A.L.Aretxabaleta, A.Monerris (2010) SMOS mission salinity retrieval: Post-launch first assessment. In: Proceedings IEEE GOLD Remote Sensing Conference, Livorno, Italy, May 2010 (in press)

M.Talone, J.Gourrion, V.González, R.Sabia, A.Camps, I.Corbella, A.Turiel, J.Font (2010) SMOS brightness temperatures statistical characterization: Methodology and first results after the commissioning phase. Proceedings of ESA Living Planet Symposium, SP-686, CD-ROM ISSN 1609-042X

J.Ballabrera-Poy, B.Mourre, E.García-Ladona, A.Turiel, J.Font (2009) Linear and nonlinear T-S models for the Eastern North Atlantic from Argo data: Role of surface salinity observations. Deep Sea-Res. I, 56: 1605-1614

M.Drinkwater, Y.Kerr, J.Font, M.Berger (2009) Exploring the water cycle of the blue planet. The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission. ESA Bull-Eur Space, 137: 6-15

M.Drinkwater, K.McMullan, J.Marti, M.Brown, M.Martin-Neira, W.Rits, S.Ekholm, J.Lemanczyk, Y.Kerr, J.Font, M.Berger (2009) Star in the sky. The SMOS payload: MIRAS. ESA Bull-Eur Space, 137: 16-22

C.Gabarró, M.Portabella, M.Talone, J.Font (2009) Towards an optimal SMOS ocean salinity inversion algorithm. IEEE Geosci. Remote S., 6 (3): 509-513

M.Talone, A.Camps, B.Mourre, R.Sabia, M.Vall-llossera, J.Gourrion, C.Gabarró, J.Font (2009) Simulated SMOS level 2 and 3 products: the effect of introducing ARGO data in the processing chain and its impact on the error induced by the vicinity of the coast. IEEE T. Geosci. Remote, 47 (9): 3041-3050

A.Turiel, V.Nieves, E.Garcia-Ladona, J.Font, M.H.Rio, G.Larnicol (2009) The multifractal structure of satellite sea surface temperature maps can be used to obtain global maps of streamlines. Ocean Sci., 5: 447-460

J.Font, A.Camps (2009) SMOS: La medición de salinidad desde el espacio. In: Oceanografía y satélites (chapter 12), C.García-Soto Ed., Editorial Tébar, Madrid: 387-408

J.Font, K.Béranger, G.Boudillon, J.L.Fuda, M.Gacic, J.C.Gascard, T.H.Packard, P.Puig, W.Roether, J.Salat, E.Salusti, K.Schröder, A.Theokaris, H.van Haren, F.Briand (2009) Executive summary. In: Dynamics of Mediterranean deep waters, F.Briand, J.Font Eds., CIESM Workshop Monographs, 38: 5-17

J.L.Fuda, L.Bengara, S.Ben Ismail, C.Curtil, B.El Moumni, J.Font, D.Lefevre, C.Millot, I.Taupier-Letage, P.Raimbault, G.Rougier, C.Sammari, C.Tamburini (2009) Recent danse water formation in the Med western basin, as observed by Hydrochanges. In: Dynamics of Mediterranean deep waters, F.Briand, J.Font Eds., CIESM Workshop Monographs, 38: 29-33

P.Puig, A.Palanques, J.Font, J.Salat, M.Latasa, R.Schareck (2009) Interactions between open-sea convection and shelf cascading dense waters in the formation of the Western Mediterranean Deep Water. In: Dynamics of Mediterranean deep waters, F.Briand, J.Font Eds., CIESM Workshop Monographs, 38: 81-89

R.Sabia, A.Camps, M.Talone, J.Gourrion, J.Ballabrera, M.Vall-llossera, J.Font (2009) Meridional variability in SMOS salinity retrievals: Trade-off between sensitivity to geophysical effects and increased temporal sampling. Proceed. IEEE Int. Geosciences and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2009, II: 495-498, doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5418125

A.Camps, J.Font, M.Vall-llossera, I.Corbella, N.Duffo, F.Torres, S.Blanch, A.Aguasca, R.Villarino, C.Gabarró, L.Enrique, J.Miranda, R.Sabia, M.Talone (2008) Determination of the sea surface emissivity at L-band and application to SMOS salinity retrieval algorithms: Review of the contributions of the UPC-ICM, Radio Sci., 43, RS3008, doi:10.1029/2007RS003728

C.Gabarró, J.Font, J.L.Miller, A.Camps, D.Burrage, J.Wesson, A.R.Piola (2008) The use of a semi-empirical emissivity model for a rough estimation of sea surface salinity from an airborne radiometer. Sci. Mar.,72(2): 329-336

B.Mourre, J.Ballabrera-Poy, E.Garcí­a-Ladona, J.Font (2008) Surface salinity response to changes in the model parameters and forcings in a climatological simulation of the eastern North-Atlantic Ocean. Ocean Model., 23: 21-32, doi: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2008.03.002

M.V.Pastor, J.L.Pelegrí, A.Hernández-Guerra, J.Font, J.Salat, M.Emelianov (2008) Water and nutrient fluxes off Northwest Africa, Cont. Shelf. Res.,28 (7): 915-938

S.Zine, J.Boutin, J.Font, N.Reul, P.Waldteufel, C.Gabarró, J.Tenerelli, F.Petitcolin, J.L.Vergely, M.Talone, S. Delwart (2008) Overview of the SMOS Sea Surface Salinity Prototype Processor. IEEE T. Geosci. Remote, 46 (3): 621-645

J.Ballabrera-Poy, R.Murtugudde, J.Font (2008) Salinity. In: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change, S.G.Philander Ed., Sage Publications, Inc., 1552 pp. ISBN: 9781412958783

J.Font, A.Camps, J.Ballabrera-Poy (2008) Microwave aperture synthesis radiometry: Setting the path for operational sea salinity measurement from space. In: Remote sensing of European seas(chapter 16), V.Barale, M.Gade Eds., Springer-Verlag: 223-238I, SBN: 978-1-4020-6771-6

J.Font, P.Cochonat, R.Delfanti, A.Drago, G.P.Gasparini, G.Gorsky, A.Griffa, F.Mantoura, L.Mortier, J.J.Naudin, E.Özsoy, E.Papathanassiou, P.M.Poulain, P.Puig, M.Rixen, D.Rosen, I.Taupier-Letage, G.Zodiatis, F.Briand (2008) Executive summary. In: Towards integrated Mediterranean marine observatories, F. Briand, J. Font Eds., CIESM Workshop Monographs, 34: 5-17

P.Puig, J.Font, J.B.Company, A.Palanques (2008) Monitoring dense shelf water cascades: an assessment tool for understanding deep-sea ecosystems functioning. In: Towards integrated Mediterranean marine observatories,F. Briand, J. Font Eds., CIESM Workshop Monographs, 34: 81-86

M.Talone, A.Camps, C.Gabarró, R.Sabia, J.Gourrion, M.Vall-llossera, B.Mourre, J.Font (2008) Contributions to the improvement of the SMOS level 2 retrieval algorithm: Optimization of the cost function. Proceedings IEEE International Geosciences and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2008, 4: 938-941, doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779877

J.Font, P.Puig, J.Salat, A.Palanques, M.Emelianov (2007) Sequence of hydrographic changes in the NW Mediterranean deep water due to the exceptional winter 2005. Sci. Mar., 71(2): 339-346

J.Isern-Fontanet, A.Turiel, E.García-Ladona, J.Font (2007) Microcanonical multifractal formalism: application to the estimation of ocean surface velocities. J. Geophys. Res., 112, C05024, doi:10.1029/2006JC003878

P.M.Poulain, R.Barbanti, J.Font, A.Cruzado, C.Millot, I.Gertman, A.Griffa, A.Molcard, V.Rupolo, S.Le Bras, L. Petit de la Villeon (2007) MEDARGO: A drifting profiler program in the Mediterranean Sea. Ocean Sci., 3: 379-395

S.Ruiz, D.Gomis, J.Font (2007) Recovery of North-East Atlantic temperature fields from profiling floats: determination of the optimal float number from sampling and instrumental error analysis. J. Marine Syst., 65: 212-223

J.Font, J.Isern-Fontanet, E.García-Ladona, A.García-Olivares, A.Turiel, V.Nieves (2007) Coherent vortices in the Mediterranean Sea. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Médit., 38: 144

J.L.Fuda, J.Font, J.García-Lafuente, G.P.Gasparini, C.Millot, J.Salat, M.Emelianov (2007) Hydrochanges: First results and perspectives. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Médit., 38: 27

I.Taupier-Letage, The Egypt-Egitto Teams (R.Barbanti, A.El Gindy, M.Emelianov, J.Font, J.L.Fuda, R.Gerin, C.Guillerm, A.Julià, E.Mauri, C.Millot, P.M.Poulain, G.Notarstefano, G.Rougier, M.Said) (2007) New elements on the surface circulation in the eastern basin of the Mediterranean. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Médit., 38: 204

M.Emelianov, J.Font, A.Turiel, C.Millot, J.Solé, P.M.Poulain, A.Julià, M.R.Vitrià (2006) Transformation of Levantine Intermediate Water tracked by MEDARGO floats in the Western Mediterranean. Ocean Sci., 2: 281-290

J.Isern-Fontanet, E.García-Ladona, J.Font (2006) Vortices of the Mediterranean Sea: An altimetric perspective. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 36(1): 87-103

J.Isern-Fontanet, E.García-Ladona, J.Font, A.García-Olivares (2006) Non-Gaussian velocity probability density functions: An altimetric perspective of the Mediterranean Sea. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 36(11): 2153-2164

O.Chic, R.Olivella, E.García-Ladona, J.Font (2006) SAIDIN (SAtellites Image Database INterfase) un sistema de distribución de datos satélite vía web. Rev. Teledet., 25: 105-108

A.Drago, S.Vallerga, G.Manzella, J.Font and the MAMA Consortium (2006) MEDIR-OP, a Mediterranean directory for operational oceanography developed within the MAMA project. In: European operational oceanography: Present and future. Proceedings of the 4th EuroGOOS Conference, European Comission: 578-586 ISBN 92-894-9788-2

J.Font, J.Boutin, N.Reul, P.Waldteufel, C.Gabarró, S.Zine, J.Tenerelli (2006) Algorithm theoretical baseline document for SMOS sea surface salinity level 2 prototype processor. ACRI-ICM-LOCEAN-IFREMER. Technical document for ESA ESTEC 18933/05/NL/FF contract, 197 pp.

J.Font, J.Boutin, N.Reul, P.Waldteufel, C.Gabarró, S.Zine, J.Tenerelli, F.Petitcolin, J.L.Vergely (2006) An iterative convergence algorithm to retrieve sea surface salinity from SMOS L-band radiometric measurements. In: Proceedings IEEE International Geosciences and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2006, 1689-1692, doi: 10.1109/IGARSS2006.437

M.V.Pastor, J.L.Pelegrí, M.Emelianov, J.Font, J.Salat (2006) Variabilidad hidrográfica estacional en la región de Cabo Verde a partir de datos históricos. In: Actas 5 Asamblea Hispano-Portuguesa de Geodésia y Geofísica, CD, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla (España). ISBN: 84-8320-373-1

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