Surface Salinity in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre During the STRASSE/SPURS Summer 2012 Cruise
We investigated a 100 x 100 km high-salinity region of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre during the Sub-Tropical Atlantic Surface Salinity Experiment/Salinity Processes in the Upper-ocean Regional Study (STRASSE/SPURS) cruise from August 21, 2012, to September 9, 2012. Results showed great variabi...
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ftarchimer:oai:archimer.ifremer.fr:38148 2023-07-30T04:05:16+02:00 Surface Salinity in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre During the STRASSE/SPURS Summer 2012 Cruise Reverdin, Gilles Morisset, Simon Marie, Louis Bourras, Denis Sutherland, Graigory Ward, Brian Salvador, Joaquin Font, Jordi Cuypers, Yannis Centurioni, Luca Hormann, Verena Koldziejczyk, Nicolas Boutin, Jacqueline D'Ovidio, Francesco Nencioli, Francesco Martin, Nicolas Diverres, Denis Alory, Gael Lumpkin, Rick 2015-03 application/pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00270/38148/36277.pdf https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2015.09 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00270/38148/ eng eng Oceanography Soc https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00270/38148/36277.pdf doi:10.5670/oceanog.2015.09 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00270/38148/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess restricted use Oceanography (1042-8275) (Oceanography Soc), 2015-03 , Vol. 28 , N. 1 , P. 114-123 text Article info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2015 ftarchimer https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2015.09 2023-07-18T22:51:10Z We investigated a 100 x 100 km high-salinity region of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre during the Sub-Tropical Atlantic Surface Salinity Experiment/Salinity Processes in the Upper-ocean Regional Study (STRASSE/SPURS) cruise from August 21, 2012, to September 9, 2012. Results showed great variability in sea surface salinity (SSS; over 0.3 psu) in the mesoscale, over 7 cm of total evaporation, and little diapycnal mixing below 36 m depth, the deepest mixed layers encountered. Strong currents in the southwestern part of the domain, and the penetration of freshwater, suggest that advection contributed greatly to salinity evolution. However, it was further observed that a smaller cyclonic structure tucked between the high SSS band and the strongest currents contributed to the transport of high SSS water along a narrow front. Cross-frontal transport by mixing is also a possible cause of summertime reduction of SSS. The observed structure was also responsible for significant southward salt transport over more than 200 km. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Archimer (Archive Institutionnelle de l'Ifremer - Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer) Oceanography 28 1 114 123 |
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We investigated a 100 x 100 km high-salinity region of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre during the Sub-Tropical Atlantic Surface Salinity Experiment/Salinity Processes in the Upper-ocean Regional Study (STRASSE/SPURS) cruise from August 21, 2012, to September 9, 2012. Results showed great variability in sea surface salinity (SSS; over 0.3 psu) in the mesoscale, over 7 cm of total evaporation, and little diapycnal mixing below 36 m depth, the deepest mixed layers encountered. Strong currents in the southwestern part of the domain, and the penetration of freshwater, suggest that advection contributed greatly to salinity evolution. However, it was further observed that a smaller cyclonic structure tucked between the high SSS band and the strongest currents contributed to the transport of high SSS water along a narrow front. Cross-frontal transport by mixing is also a possible cause of summertime reduction of SSS. The observed structure was also responsible for significant southward salt transport over more than 200 km. |
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Reverdin, Gilles Morisset, Simon Marie, Louis Bourras, Denis Sutherland, Graigory Ward, Brian Salvador, Joaquin Font, Jordi Cuypers, Yannis Centurioni, Luca Hormann, Verena Koldziejczyk, Nicolas Boutin, Jacqueline D'Ovidio, Francesco Nencioli, Francesco Martin, Nicolas Diverres, Denis Alory, Gael Lumpkin, Rick |
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Reverdin, Gilles Morisset, Simon Marie, Louis Bourras, Denis Sutherland, Graigory Ward, Brian Salvador, Joaquin Font, Jordi Cuypers, Yannis Centurioni, Luca Hormann, Verena Koldziejczyk, Nicolas Boutin, Jacqueline D'Ovidio, Francesco Nencioli, Francesco Martin, Nicolas Diverres, Denis Alory, Gael Lumpkin, Rick Surface Salinity in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre During the STRASSE/SPURS Summer 2012 Cruise |
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Reverdin, Gilles Morisset, Simon Marie, Louis Bourras, Denis Sutherland, Graigory Ward, Brian Salvador, Joaquin Font, Jordi Cuypers, Yannis Centurioni, Luca Hormann, Verena Koldziejczyk, Nicolas Boutin, Jacqueline D'Ovidio, Francesco Nencioli, Francesco Martin, Nicolas Diverres, Denis Alory, Gael Lumpkin, Rick |
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Surface Salinity in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre During the STRASSE/SPURS Summer 2012 Cruise |
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Surface Salinity in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre During the STRASSE/SPURS Summer 2012 Cruise |
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Surface Salinity in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre During the STRASSE/SPURS Summer 2012 Cruise |
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Surface Salinity in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre During the STRASSE/SPURS Summer 2012 Cruise |
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Surface Salinity in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre During the STRASSE/SPURS Summer 2012 Cruise |
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surface salinity in the north atlantic subtropical gyre during the strasse/spurs summer 2012 cruise |
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Oceanography (1042-8275) (Oceanography Soc), 2015-03 , Vol. 28 , N. 1 , P. 114-123 |
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