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A random forest algorithm to detect slope current intrusions into the Gulf of Lion, Mediterranean Sea, has been developed using both improved coastal altimetry data and 10 year-long numerical simulations. The results have been compared to an independent dataset of in situ measurements from a bottom-moored Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler. The algorithm results are very promising: 93% of slope current intrusions have been correctly identified, and the number of false alarms is moderate. The dependence of the algorithm on several environmental factors is discussed in the paper. From the oceanographic point of view, our results confirm the strong impacts of horizontal winds in the dynamic of the intrusion events in the study area. 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