Jordi Font

SPURS. Salinity Processes in the Upper ocean Regional Study

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

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

Main recent publications (last 5 years):  

C.Gabarró, V.González-Gambau, I.Corbella, F.Torres, J.Martínez, M. Portabella, J.Font (2013) Impact of the local oscillator calibration rate on the SMOS measurements and retrieved salinities. IEEE T. Geosci. Remote (in press)

X.Durrieu de Madron, L.Houpert, P.Puig, A.Sanchez-Vidal, P.Testor, A.Bosse, C.Estournel, S.Somot, F.Bourrin, M.N.Bouin, M.Beauverger, L.Beguery, A.Calafat, M.Canals, C.Cassou, L.Coppola, D.Dausse, F.D’Ortenzio, J.Font, S.Heussner, S.Kunesch, D.Lefevre, H.Le Goff, J.Martín, L.Mortier, A.Palanques, P.Raimbault (2013) Interaction of dense shelf water cascading and open-sea convection in the northwestern Mediterranean during winter 2012. Geophys. Res. Lett., 40: 1379–1385

J.Font, J.Boutin, N.Reul, P.Spurgeon, J.Ballabrera-Poy, A.Chuprin, C.Gabarró, J.Gourrion, S.Guimbard, C.Hénocq, S.Lavender, N.Martin, J.Martínez, M.McCulloch, I.Meirold-Mautner, C.Mugérin, F.Petitcolin, M.Portabella, R.Sabia, M.Talone, J.Tenerelli, A.Turiel, J.L.Vergely, P.Waldteufel, X.Yin, S.Zine, S.Delwart (2013) SMOS first data analysis for sea surface salinity determination. Int. J. Rem. Sens., 34 (9-10):3654-3670

G.Reverdin, S.Morisset, D.Bourras, N.Martin, A.Lourenço, J.Boutin, C.Caudoux, J.Font, J.Salvador (2013) Surpact: A SMOS surface wave rider for air-sea interaction. Oceanography, 26(1): 48–57

K.Schroeder, C. Millot, L.Bengara, S.Ben Ismail, M.Bensi, M.Borghini, G.Budillon, V.Cardin, L.Coppola, C.Curtil, A.Drago, B.El Moumni, J.Font, J.L.Fuda, J.García-Lafuente, G.P.Gasparini, H.Kontoyiannis, D.Lefevre, P.Puig, P.Raimbault, G.Rougier, J.Salat, C.Sammari, J.C.Sánchez Garrido, A.Sanchez-Roman, S.Sparnocchia, C.Tamburini, I.Taupier-Letage, A.Theocharis, M.Vargas-Yáñez, A.Vetrano (2013) Long-term monitoring programme of the hydrological variability in the Mediterranean Sea: a first overview of the HYDROCHANGES network. Ocean Sci., 9: 301-324

J.Boutin, N.Martin, X.Yin, J.Font, N.Reul, P.Spurgeon (2012) First assessment of SMOS data over open ocean: Part II—sea surface salinity. IEEE T. Geosci. Remote, 50: 1662-1675

A.Camps, J.Font, I.Corbella, M.Vall-Llossera, M.Portabella, J.Ballabrera-Poy, V.González, M.Piles, A.Aguasca, R.Acevo, X.Bosch, N.Duffo, P.Fernández, C.Gabarró, J.Gourrion, S.Guimbard, A.Marín, J.Martínez, A.Monerris, B.Mourre, F.Pérez, N.Rodríguez, J.Salvador, R.Sabia, M.Talone, F.Torres, M.Pablos, A.Turiel, E.Valencia, J.Martínez-Fernández, N.Sánchez, C.Pérez-Gutiérrez, G.Baroncini-Turricchia, A.Rius, S.Ribó (2012) Review of the CALIMAS team contributions to European Space Agency’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission calibration and validation. Remote Sens., 4: 1272-1309

J.Font, J.Ballabrera-Poy, A.Camps, I.Corbella, N.Duffo, I.Duran, M.Emelianov, L.Enrique, P.Fernández, C.Gabarró, C. González, V.González, J.Gourrion, S.Guimbard, N.Hoareau, A.Julià, S.Kalaroni, A.Konstantinidou, A.López de Aretxabaleta, J.Martínez, J.Miranda, A.Monerris, S.Montero, B.Mourre, M.Pablos, F.Pérez, M.Piles, M.Portabella, R.Sabia, J.Salvador, M.Talone, F.Torres, A.Turiel, M.Vall-llossera, M.Villarino (2012) A new space technology for ocean observation: the SMOS mission. Sci. Mar., 76 (S1): 249-259

S.Guimbard, J.Gourrion, M.Portabella, A.Turiel, C.Gabarró, J.Font (2012) SMOS semi-empirical ocean forward model adjustment. IEEE T. Geosci. Remote, 50: 1676-1687

Y.Kerr, J.Font, M.Martín-Neira, S.Mecklenburg (2012) Introduction to the special issue on the ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission (SMOS) — Instrument performance and first results. IEEE T. Geosci. Remote, 50: 1351-1353

S.Mecklenburg, M.Drusch, Y.Kerr, J.Font, M.Martín-Neira, S.Delwart, G.Buenadicha, N.Reul, E.Daganzo-Eusebio, R.Oliva, R.Crapolicchio (2012) ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission: Mission performance and operations. IEEE T. Geosci. Remote, 50: 1354-1366

J.L.Pelegrí, E.Alvarez, M.Espino, J.Font, G. Parrilla, A.Sánchez-Arcilla (2012) Crucial times for Spanish physical oceanography. Sci. Mar., 76 (S1): 11-28

F.Torres, I.Corbella, N.Duffo, W.Lin, J.Gourrion, J.Font, M.Martín-Neira (2012) Minimization of image distortion in SMOS brightness temperature maps over the Ocean. IEEE Geosci. Remote S., 9(1): 18-22

P.Malanotte-Rizzoli, V.Artale, G.L.E.Borzelli, S.Brenner, G.Civitarese. , A.Crise, J.Font, M.Gacic, N.Kress, S.Marullo, E.Özsoy, M.Ribera d’Alcalà, W.Roether, K.Schroeder, S.Sofianos, T.Tanhua, A.Theocharis, M.Alvarez, Y.Ashkenazy, A.Bergamasco, V.Cardin, S.Carniel, F.D’Ortenzio, E.Garcia-Ladona, J.Garcia-Lafuente, A.Gogou, M.Gregoire, D.Hainbucher, H.Kontoyiannis , V.Kovacevic, E.Krasakapoulou, G.Krokos, A.Incarbona, M.G.Mazzocchi, M.Orlic, A.Pascual, P.M.Poulain, A.Rubino, J.Siokou-Frangou, E.Souvermezoglou, M.Sprovieri, I.Taupier-Letage, J.Tintorè, G.Triantafyllou (2012) Physical forcing and physical/biochemical variability of the Mediterranean Sea: A review of unresolved issues and directions for future research. Report of the Workshop "Variability of the Eastern and Western Mediterranean circulation and thermohaline properties: similarities and differences", Rome, 7-9 Nov 2011, 48 pp.

S.Morisset, G.Reverdin, J.Boutin, X.Yin, F.Gaillard, P.Blouch, J.Rolland, J.Font, J.Salvador (2012) Surface salinity drifters for SMOS validation. Mercator Ocean Q. Newsl., 45: 33-37

P.Puig, A.Palanques, J.Martín, M.Ribó, J.Font (2012) Eventos de resuspensión de sedimento en el ascenso continental del margen Mediterráneo noroccidental. GeoTemas, 13: 1840-1843

P.Quintana, V.Homar, M.C.Llasat, A.Jansà, J.Font, M.Aran (2012) Una mirada al programa HyMeX. Tethys, 9: 53– 64

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.Boutin, X.Yin, N.Martin, J.Font, N.Reul, G.Reverdin, E.Lorant, S.Morrisset, A.Lourenço, F.Gaillard, J.Rolland, P.Blouch, C.Maes and ESA level 1 and level 2 teams (2011) Sea Surface Salinity from SMOS satellite and in situ observations: surface autonomous drifters in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Proc. SMOS Science Workshop: 57-60

J.Font, J.Boutin, N.Reul, P.Spurgeon and the SMOS L2OS Team (2011) Status of sea surface salinity product provided by SMOS. Proc. SMOS Science Workshop: 49-52

J.Font, J.Boutin, N.Reul, P.Spurgeon, S. Delwart and the SMOS Ocean Salinity Team (2011) SMOS: An Earth Explorer mission to observe ocean salinity with a novel technology. Mercator Ocean Q. Newsl., 42: 3-11

E.Fraile, P.Vélez, J.Font, C.Duarte (2011) Más de 3.000 boyas vigilan los océanos para entender el clima. Diario El País, 25.5.2011

C.Gabarró, V.González, I.Corbella, M.Portabella, N.Duffo, F.Torres, J.Font (2011) Assessment of the Local Oscillator calibration frequency impact on the SMOS Sea Surface SalinityProc. SMOS Science Workshop:85-88

R.Sabia, M.Talone, M.Portabella, D.Fernández-Prieto, J.Gourrion, C.Gabarró, J.Ballabrera-Poy, P.Spurgeon, A.Camps, J.Font (2010) SMOS salinity retrieval updated trade-off between increased temporal sampling and degraded sensitivity to cold waters. Proc. SMOS Science Workshop:105-108

J.Font (2011) La missió espacial SMOS, una nova eina per a estudiar el cicle de l'aigua a la Terra. XVII Jornades Fontserè. Associació Catalana de Meteorologia: 91-101. ISBN: 978-84-9342207-6-5

S.Guimbard, J.Gourrion, L.Vendrell, M.Portabella, J.Font (2011) SMOS ocean forward model: Roughness model improvement. Proc. SMOS Science Workshop: 65-68

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, S.Riser, R.Schmitt, 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: 587-597, 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

P.Drobinski, V.Ducrocq, P.Lionello and the HyMeX International Scientific Steering Committee (..., J.Font, ...) (2009) HyMeX, an experimental program dedicated to the hydrological cycle in the Mediterranean. The GEWEX perspective. GEWEX Newsl., 19 (3): 5-6

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

P.Drobinski, K.Béranger, V.Ducrocq, J.T.Allen, G.Chronis, J.Font, G.Madec, E.Papathanassiou, N.Pinardi, C.Sammari, I.Taupier-Letage (2009) The HyMeX (Hydrological cycle in the Méditerranean Experiment) program: The specific context of oceanography. MERCATOR Newsl., 34: 3-4

J.Font, F.Torres (2009) SMOS: ESA's Water Mission. Proceedings Third International Workshop on Marine Technology, Martech'09, paper JF057P_A1, 4 pp.

M.Portabella, R.Sabia, J.Font, A.Camps, N.Reul (2009) SMOSops Scientific Support Study. Task 2: Secondary Payloads Science Assessment. Final report contract ESA-ESTEC ECE-C0-B-08-505, CSIC, Barcelona, 38 pp.

R.Sabia, A.Camps, M.Portabella, M.Talone, J.Ballabrera, J.Gourrion, A.L.Aretxabaleta, C.Gabarró, J.Font (2009) Issues in the balancing of the SMOS ocean salinity retrieval cost function. Proceedings Third International Workshop on Marine Technology, Martech'09, paper RS074P_A1, 3 pp.

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