Observation of the circulation in the Newfoundland Basin in winter 1997
International audience A hydrographic survey was performed in January-February 1997 to document the winter circulation of the North Atlantic Current system in the Newfoundland Basin, as part of the Fronts and Atlantic Storm Tracks Experiment (FASTEX). Eighty-seven conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD...
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International audience A hydrographic survey was performed in January-February 1997 to document the winter circulation of the North Atlantic Current system in the Newfoundland Basin, as part of the Fronts and Atlantic Storm Tracks Experiment (FASTEX). Eighty-seven conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) stations were occupied along a four-section trapezoid, which spanned the ``Northwest Corner'' and the branching of the North Atlantic Current along 35 degreesW. Realistic sea surface temperature analyses were produced every 15 days, using all available data collected in this area during the two months of the FASTEX experiment. These maps were combined with sea level anomaly fields from the TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS-2 satellites at the same time intervals to analyze the features of the main currents in the area and their evolution. These combined analyses, providing a coherent overview of the fronts and jets identified along the ship track, and the CTD stations are further used to estimate their transports. The general pattern is a 15 Sv (Sv equivalent to 10(6) m(3) s(-1)) transport by the North Atlantic Current at 47 degreesN, 43 degreesW, the existence of a recirculating gyre inside the Northwest Corner, and a complex branching of the circulation associated with significant surface fronts. The recirculating gyre forms a closed circulation, in which a very deep warm eddy, 100 km wide, was sampled at the end of February: its mixed layer was 800 m deep and its transport was 27 Sv. Along 35 degreesW, three fronts were identified between 45 degrees and 52 degreesN: the Northern Subarctic Front, the Southern Subarctic Front, and the Mid-Atlantic Front, whose origins are precisely located. The currents associated with these fronts transport 26 Sv toward the east before crossing the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and supplying the eastern part of the North Atlantic basin. An important transport (14 Sv) was calculated near 46 degreesN, 37 degreesW, which mostly fed the current associated with the Mid-Atlantic Front. |
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Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche (LOV) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de la Mer de Villefranche (IMEV) Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Universidade Federal Fluminense Rio de Janeiro (UFF) |
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Observation of the circulation in the Newfoundland Basin in winter 1997 |
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Observation of the circulation in the Newfoundland Basin in winter 1997 |
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Observation of the circulation in the Newfoundland Basin in winter 1997 |
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Observation of the circulation in the Newfoundland Basin in winter 1997 |
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Observation of the circulation in the Newfoundland Basin in winter 1997 |
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observation of the circulation in the newfoundland basin in winter 1997 |
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ISSN: 0022-3670 EISSN: 1520-0485 Journal of Physical Oceanography https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03483069 Journal of Physical Oceanography, American Meteorological Society, 2001, 31 (3), pp.689-710. ⟨10.1175/1520-0485(2001)0312.0.CO;2⟩ |
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-03483069v1 2023-05-15T17:22:12+02:00 Observation of the circulation in the Newfoundland Basin in winter 1997 Caniaux, G Prieur, L Giordani, H Hernandez, F Eymard, L Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche (LOV) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de la Mer de Villefranche (IMEV) Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Universidade Federal Fluminense Rio de Janeiro (UFF) 2001 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03483069 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03483069/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03483069/file/%5B15200485%20-%20Journal%20of%20Physical%20Oceanography%5D%20Observation%20of%20the%20Circulation%20in%20the%20Newfoundland%20Basin%20in%20Winter%201997.pdf https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<0689:OOTCIT>2.0.CO;2 en eng HAL CCSD American Meteorological Society info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<0689:OOTCIT>2.0.CO;2 hal-03483069 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03483069 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03483069/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03483069/file/%5B15200485%20-%20Journal%20of%20Physical%20Oceanography%5D%20Observation%20of%20the%20Circulation%20in%20the%20Newfoundland%20Basin%20in%20Winter%201997.pdf doi:10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<0689:OOTCIT>2.0.CO;2 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0022-3670 EISSN: 1520-0485 Journal of Physical Oceanography https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03483069 Journal of Physical Oceanography, American Meteorological Society, 2001, 31 (3), pp.689-710. ⟨10.1175/1520-0485(2001)0312.0.CO;2⟩ [SDU.STU.OC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Oceanography info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2001 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<0689:OOTCIT>2.0.CO;2 https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(2001)0312.0.CO;2 2021-12-25T23:28:01Z International audience A hydrographic survey was performed in January-February 1997 to document the winter circulation of the North Atlantic Current system in the Newfoundland Basin, as part of the Fronts and Atlantic Storm Tracks Experiment (FASTEX). Eighty-seven conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) stations were occupied along a four-section trapezoid, which spanned the ``Northwest Corner'' and the branching of the North Atlantic Current along 35 degreesW. Realistic sea surface temperature analyses were produced every 15 days, using all available data collected in this area during the two months of the FASTEX experiment. These maps were combined with sea level anomaly fields from the TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS-2 satellites at the same time intervals to analyze the features of the main currents in the area and their evolution. These combined analyses, providing a coherent overview of the fronts and jets identified along the ship track, and the CTD stations are further used to estimate their transports. The general pattern is a 15 Sv (Sv equivalent to 10(6) m(3) s(-1)) transport by the North Atlantic Current at 47 degreesN, 43 degreesW, the existence of a recirculating gyre inside the Northwest Corner, and a complex branching of the circulation associated with significant surface fronts. The recirculating gyre forms a closed circulation, in which a very deep warm eddy, 100 km wide, was sampled at the end of February: its mixed layer was 800 m deep and its transport was 27 Sv. Along 35 degreesW, three fronts were identified between 45 degrees and 52 degreesN: the Northern Subarctic Front, the Southern Subarctic Front, and the Mid-Atlantic Front, whose origins are precisely located. The currents associated with these fronts transport 26 Sv toward the east before crossing the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and supplying the eastern part of the North Atlantic basin. An important transport (14 Sv) was calculated near 46 degreesN, 37 degreesW, which mostly fed the current associated with the Mid-Atlantic Front. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland north atlantic current North Atlantic Subarctic Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Mid-Atlantic Ridge |