| Global high‐resolution mapping of ocean circulation from TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS‐1 and‐2 N Ducet, PY Le Traon, G Reverdin Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 105 (C8), 19477-19498, 2000 | 1985 | 2000 |
| An improved mapping method of multisatellite altimeter data PY Le Traon, F Nadal, N Ducet Journal of atmospheric and oceanic technology 15 (2), 522-534, 1998 | 1040 | 1998 |
| Fifteen years of ocean observations with the global Argo array SC Riser, HJ Freeland, D Roemmich, S Wijffels, A Troisi, M Belbéoch, ... Nature Climate Change 6 (2), 145-153, 2016 | 566 | 2016 |
| Improved description of the ocean mesoscale variability by combining four satellite altimeters A Pascual, Y Faugère, G Larnicol, PY Le Traon Geophysical Research Letters 33 (2), 2006 | 444 | 2006 |
| The Mediterranean ocean forecasting system: first phase of implementation (1998–2001) N Pinardi, I Allen, E Demirov, P De Mey, G Korres, A Lascaratos, ... Annales Geophysicae 21 (1), 3-20, 2003 | 391 | 2003 |
| Recent updates to the Copernicus Marine Service global ocean monitoring and forecasting real-time high-resolution system JM Lellouche, E Greiner, O Le Galloudec, G Garric, C Regnier, ... Ocean Science 14 (5), 1093-1126, 2018 | 367 | 2018 |
| ERS‐1/2 orbit improvement using TOPEX/POSEIDON: The 2 cm challenge PY Le Traon, F Ogor Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 103 (C4), 8045-8057, 1998 | 345 | 1998 |
| On the Future of Argo: A Global, Full-Depth, Multi-Disciplinary Array D Roemmich, MH Alford, H Claustre, K Johnson, B King, J Moum, P Oke, ... Frontiers in Marine Science 6, 439, 2019 | 342 | 2019 |
| High resolution 3-D temperature and salinity fields derived from in situ and satellite observations S Guinehut, AL Dhomps, G Larnicol, PY Le Traon Ocean Science 8 (5), 845-857, 2012 | 336 | 2012 |
| Eddy dynamics from satellite altimetry LL Fu, DB Chelton, PY Le Traon, R Morrow Oceanography 23 (4), 14-25, 2010 | 321 | 2010 |
| Global observations of fine-scale ocean surface topography with the surface water and ocean topography (SWOT) mission R Morrow, LL Fu, F Ardhuin, M Benkiran, B Chapron, E Cosme, F d’Ovidio, ... Frontiers in Marine Science 6, 232, 2019 | 282 | 2019 |
| The CORA dataset: validation and diagnostics of ocean temperature and salinity in situ measurements C Cabanes, A Grouazel, K von Schuckmann, M Hamon, V Turpin, ... Ocean Science Discussions 9 (2), 1273-1312, 2012 | 243 | 2012 |
| Estimating the sea state bias of the TOPEX and POSEIDON altimeters from crossover differences P Gaspar, F Ogor, PY Le Traon, OZ Zanife Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 99 (C12), 24981-24994, 1994 | 243 | 1994 |
| The Copernicus global 1/12 oceanic and sea ice GLORYS12 reanalysis L Jean-Michel, G Eric, BB Romain, G Gilles, M Angélique, D Marie, ... Frontiers in Earth Science 9, 698876, 2021 | 240 | 2021 |
| Mesoscale mapping capabilities of multiple-satellite altimeter missions PY Le Traon, G Dibarboure Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 16 (9), 1208-1223, 1999 | 226 | 1999 |
| Contribution of thermal expansion to present-day sea-level change revisited A Lombard, A Cazenave, PY Le Traon, M Ishii Global and Planetary Change 47 (1), 1-16, 2005 | 216 | 2005 |
| Combining Argo and remote-sensing data to estimate the ocean three-dimensional temperature fields—A first approach based on simulated observations S Guinehut, PY Le Traon, G Larnicol, S Philipps Journal of Marine Systems 46 (1-4), 85-98, 2004 | 191 | 2004 |
| Argo data 1999–2019: Two million temperature-salinity profiles and subsurface velocity observations from a global array of profiling floats APS Wong, SE Wijffels, SC Riser, S Pouliquen, S Hosoda, D Roemmich, ... Frontiers in Marine Science 7, 700, 2020 | 185 | 2020 |
| Spatial scales of mesoscale variability in the North Atlantic as deduced from Geosat data PY Le Traon, MC Rouquet, C Boissier Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 95 (C11), 20267-20285, 1990 | 183 | 1990 |
| Mesoscale resolution capability of altimetry: Present and future C Dufau, M Orsztynowicz, G Dibarboure, R Morrow, PY Le Traon Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 121 (7), 4910-4927, 2016 | 182 | 2016 |
