Hydrography of the Artabro Gulf in summer: Western coastal limit of Cantabrian seawater and wind-induced upwelling at Prior Cape

The Artabro Gulf (1 500 km(2) north-west of the Iberian Peninsula) has been studied based on data obtained in August 1993, under typical summer meteorological conditions (COPLA 893 cruise). This is the first study on the summer hydrography of the Artabro Gulf. During this season, the hydrography of...

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Published in:Oceanologica Acta
Main Authors: Prego, R, Varela, M
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Gauthier-villars/editions Elsevier 1998
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Online Access:https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00326/43675/43196.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0399-1784(98)80004-2
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spelling ftarchimer:oai:archimer.ifremer.fr:43675 2023-05-15T17:37:17+02:00 Hydrography of the Artabro Gulf in summer: Western coastal limit of Cantabrian seawater and wind-induced upwelling at Prior Cape Prego, R Varela, M 1998-03 application/pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00326/43675/43196.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/S0399-1784(98)80004-2 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00326/43675/ eng eng Gauthier-villars/editions Elsevier https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00326/43675/43196.pdf doi:10.1016/S0399-1784(98)80004-2 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00326/43675/ Elsevier, Paris info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess restricted use Oceanologica Acta (0399-1784) (Gauthier-villars/editions Elsevier), 1998-03 , Vol. 21 , N. 2 , P. 145-155 upwelling ria cap Prior golfe Artabre mer Cantabrique Prior Cape Artabro Gulf Cantabrian Sea text Publication info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1998 ftarchimer https://doi.org/10.1016/S0399-1784(98)80004-2 2021-09-23T20:28:01Z The Artabro Gulf (1 500 km(2) north-west of the Iberian Peninsula) has been studied based on data obtained in August 1993, under typical summer meteorological conditions (COPLA 893 cruise). This is the first study on the summer hydrography of the Artabro Gulf. During this season, the hydrography of this area is quite complex and must be understood in terms of three factors: 1) upwelling, 2) two different eastern North Atlantic Central Water (ENACW) water masses and 3) rias water exchange. A local wind-induced upwelling of ENACW, (subpolar) occurs off Prior Cape. The plume is located off the gulf coastline, but inside the continental shelf. The frontal zone, rich in nutrients and chlorophyll, is parallel to the gulf line, starting in the Prior region and ending at the convergence of ENACW(p) and ENACW, (subtropical), giving it an arched shape. The Artabro Gulf is the place off the Galicia coast where ENACW(t), and ENACWp are observed and the gulf is the western limit of coastal Cantabrian Sea influence. The upwelling is strongly influenced by the topographic presence of the gulf which generates an 'upwelling shadow' where the rias water exchange is confined near the coast and the ENACW, does not penetrate into the rias. The opposite occurs at the southernmost Rias Bajas, where ENACW, upwells inside the rias. L'hydrographie du golfe Artabre (1500 km2), situé au nord-ouest de la péninsule Ibérique, a été étudiée dans des conditions météorologiques estivales, pour la première fois, à l'aide de données collectées en août 1993 au cours de la campagne COPLA 893. Pour comprendre cette hydrographie très complexe, il faut considérer trois facteurs : l'upwelling, les deux composantes de l'eau centrale nord-est atlantique (ENACW) et l'échange d'eau avec la ria. Une remontée locale d'eau sub-polaire (ENACWp) est induite par le vent près du cap Prior. Le panache est à l'extérieur du golfe mais reste sur le plateau continental. La zone frontale, riche en nutriments et en chlorophylle, suit la ligne de côte en formant un arc qui s'étend du cap Prior jusqu'à la convergence des eaux sub-polaire (ENACWp) et sub-tropicale (ENACWt). Ces deux masses d'eaux se rencontrent dans le golfe Artabre qui constitue la limite côtière occidentale d'influence de la mer Cantabrique. L'upwelling est très marqué par la topographie du golfe qui engendre une « remontée fantôme å où l'échange d'eau avec les rias est confiné près de la côte, empêchant l'ENACWp de pénétrer dans les rias. La situation inverse est observée plus au sud (rias Bajas) où l'ENACWt remonte à l'intérieur des rias. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Archimer (Archive Institutionnelle de l'Ifremer - Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer) Le Plateau ENVELOPE(70.250,70.250,-49.350,-49.350) Oceanologica Acta 21 2 145 155
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Hydrography of the Artabro Gulf in summer: Western coastal limit of Cantabrian seawater and wind-induced upwelling at Prior Cape
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description The Artabro Gulf (1 500 km(2) north-west of the Iberian Peninsula) has been studied based on data obtained in August 1993, under typical summer meteorological conditions (COPLA 893 cruise). This is the first study on the summer hydrography of the Artabro Gulf. During this season, the hydrography of this area is quite complex and must be understood in terms of three factors: 1) upwelling, 2) two different eastern North Atlantic Central Water (ENACW) water masses and 3) rias water exchange. A local wind-induced upwelling of ENACW, (subpolar) occurs off Prior Cape. The plume is located off the gulf coastline, but inside the continental shelf. The frontal zone, rich in nutrients and chlorophyll, is parallel to the gulf line, starting in the Prior region and ending at the convergence of ENACW(p) and ENACW, (subtropical), giving it an arched shape. The Artabro Gulf is the place off the Galicia coast where ENACW(t), and ENACWp are observed and the gulf is the western limit of coastal Cantabrian Sea influence. The upwelling is strongly influenced by the topographic presence of the gulf which generates an 'upwelling shadow' where the rias water exchange is confined near the coast and the ENACW, does not penetrate into the rias. The opposite occurs at the southernmost Rias Bajas, where ENACW, upwells inside the rias. L'hydrographie du golfe Artabre (1500 km2), situé au nord-ouest de la péninsule Ibérique, a été étudiée dans des conditions météorologiques estivales, pour la première fois, à l'aide de données collectées en août 1993 au cours de la campagne COPLA 893. Pour comprendre cette hydrographie très complexe, il faut considérer trois facteurs : l'upwelling, les deux composantes de l'eau centrale nord-est atlantique (ENACW) et l'échange d'eau avec la ria. Une remontée locale d'eau sub-polaire (ENACWp) est induite par le vent près du cap Prior. Le panache est à l'extérieur du golfe mais reste sur le plateau continental. La zone frontale, riche en nutriments et en chlorophylle, suit la ligne de côte en formant un arc qui s'étend du cap Prior jusqu'à la convergence des eaux sub-polaire (ENACWp) et sub-tropicale (ENACWt). Ces deux masses d'eaux se rencontrent dans le golfe Artabre qui constitue la limite côtière occidentale d'influence de la mer Cantabrique. L'upwelling est très marqué par la topographie du golfe qui engendre une « remontée fantôme å où l'échange d'eau avec les rias est confiné près de la côte, empêchant l'ENACWp de pénétrer dans les rias. La situation inverse est observée plus au sud (rias Bajas) où l'ENACWt remonte à l'intérieur des rias.
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title Hydrography of the Artabro Gulf in summer: Western coastal limit of Cantabrian seawater and wind-induced upwelling at Prior Cape
title_short Hydrography of the Artabro Gulf in summer: Western coastal limit of Cantabrian seawater and wind-induced upwelling at Prior Cape
title_full Hydrography of the Artabro Gulf in summer: Western coastal limit of Cantabrian seawater and wind-induced upwelling at Prior Cape
title_fullStr Hydrography of the Artabro Gulf in summer: Western coastal limit of Cantabrian seawater and wind-induced upwelling at Prior Cape
title_full_unstemmed Hydrography of the Artabro Gulf in summer: Western coastal limit of Cantabrian seawater and wind-induced upwelling at Prior Cape
title_sort hydrography of the artabro gulf in summer: western coastal limit of cantabrian seawater and wind-induced upwelling at prior cape
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