Measuring surface salinity in the N. Atlantic subtropical gyre. The SPURS-MIDAS cruise, spring 2013
IV Congress of Marine Sciences, 11-13 June 2014, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.-- 1 page SPURS-MIDAS (March-April 2013) on board the Spanish R/V Sarmiento de Gamboa was a contribution to SPURS (Salinity Processes in the Upper ocean Regional Study) focused on the processes responsible for the formation...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/116741 2024-02-11T10:06:36+01:00 Measuring surface salinity in the N. Atlantic subtropical gyre. The SPURS-MIDAS cruise, spring 2013 Font, Jordi Ward, Brian Emelianov, Mikhail Morisset, Simon Salvador, Joaquín Busecke, Julius SPURS-MIDAS Team 2014-06-12 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/116741 unknown isbn: 978-84-697-0471-4 Book of Abstracts submitted to the IV Congress of Marine Sciences. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, June 11th to 13th: 396 (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/116741 none póster de congreso http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6670 2014 ftcsic 2024-01-16T10:08:02Z IV Congress of Marine Sciences, 11-13 June 2014, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.-- 1 page SPURS-MIDAS (March-April 2013) on board the Spanish R/V Sarmiento de Gamboa was a contribution to SPURS (Salinity Processes in the Upper ocean Regional Study) focused on the processes responsible for the formation and maintenance of the salinity maximum associated to the North Atlantic subtropical gyre. Scientists from Spain, Ireland, France and US sampled the mesoscale and submesoscale structures in the surface layer (fixed points and towed undulating CTD, underway near surface TSG) and deployed operational and experimental drifters and vertical profilers, plus additional ocean and atmospheric data collection. Validation of salinity maps obtained from the SMOS satellite was one of the objectives of the cruise. The cruise included a joint workplan and coordinated sampling with the US R/V Endeavor, with contribution from SPURS teams on land in real time data and analysis exchange. We present here an overview of the different kinds of measurements made during the cruise, as well as a first comparison between SMOS-derived sea surface salinity products and salinity maps obtained from near-surface sampling in the SPURS-MIDAS area and from surface drifters released during the cruise. The SPURS-MIDAS Team: D. Alcoverro, A. Castellon, L. Centurioni, E. Flo, A. Giraldez, L. Gonzalez, S. Guimbard, O. Hernandez, A. Martinez, M. Maso, B. Moli, J. Olive, M. Pastor, S. Quintana, G. Reverdin, M. Rosell, G. Sutherland, A. ten Doeschate, M. Umbert, X. Vidal, K. Walesby, N. Yarovenko Peer Reviewed Still Image North Atlantic Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Gonzalez ENVELOPE(-58.250,-58.250,-63.917,-63.917) Hernandez ENVELOPE(-62.167,-62.167,-74.500,-74.500) Las Palmas ENVELOPE(-60.674,-60.674,-62.971,-62.971) Moli ENVELOPE(19.182,19.182,69.227,69.227) Sarmiento ENVELOPE(-68.000,-68.000,-72.000,-72.000) Sutherland ENVELOPE(168.467,168.467,-77.500,-77.500) |
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IV Congress of Marine Sciences, 11-13 June 2014, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.-- 1 page SPURS-MIDAS (March-April 2013) on board the Spanish R/V Sarmiento de Gamboa was a contribution to SPURS (Salinity Processes in the Upper ocean Regional Study) focused on the processes responsible for the formation and maintenance of the salinity maximum associated to the North Atlantic subtropical gyre. Scientists from Spain, Ireland, France and US sampled the mesoscale and submesoscale structures in the surface layer (fixed points and towed undulating CTD, underway near surface TSG) and deployed operational and experimental drifters and vertical profilers, plus additional ocean and atmospheric data collection. Validation of salinity maps obtained from the SMOS satellite was one of the objectives of the cruise. The cruise included a joint workplan and coordinated sampling with the US R/V Endeavor, with contribution from SPURS teams on land in real time data and analysis exchange. We present here an overview of the different kinds of measurements made during the cruise, as well as a first comparison between SMOS-derived sea surface salinity products and salinity maps obtained from near-surface sampling in the SPURS-MIDAS area and from surface drifters released during the cruise. The SPURS-MIDAS Team: D. Alcoverro, A. Castellon, L. Centurioni, E. Flo, A. Giraldez, L. Gonzalez, S. Guimbard, O. Hernandez, A. Martinez, M. Maso, B. Moli, J. Olive, M. Pastor, S. Quintana, G. Reverdin, M. Rosell, G. Sutherland, A. ten Doeschate, M. Umbert, X. Vidal, K. Walesby, N. Yarovenko Peer Reviewed |
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Font, Jordi Ward, Brian Emelianov, Mikhail Morisset, Simon Salvador, Joaquín Busecke, Julius SPURS-MIDAS Team Measuring surface salinity in the N. Atlantic subtropical gyre. The SPURS-MIDAS cruise, spring 2013 |
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Font, Jordi Ward, Brian Emelianov, Mikhail Morisset, Simon Salvador, Joaquín Busecke, Julius SPURS-MIDAS Team |
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Font, Jordi |
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Measuring surface salinity in the N. Atlantic subtropical gyre. The SPURS-MIDAS cruise, spring 2013 |
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Measuring surface salinity in the N. Atlantic subtropical gyre. The SPURS-MIDAS cruise, spring 2013 |
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Measuring surface salinity in the N. Atlantic subtropical gyre. The SPURS-MIDAS cruise, spring 2013 |
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Measuring surface salinity in the N. Atlantic subtropical gyre. The SPURS-MIDAS cruise, spring 2013 |
title_full_unstemmed |
Measuring surface salinity in the N. Atlantic subtropical gyre. The SPURS-MIDAS cruise, spring 2013 |
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measuring surface salinity in the n. atlantic subtropical gyre. the spurs-midas cruise, spring 2013 |
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2014 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10261/116741 |
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Gonzalez Hernandez Las Palmas Moli Sarmiento Sutherland |
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Gonzalez Hernandez Las Palmas Moli Sarmiento Sutherland |
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North Atlantic |
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North Atlantic |
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isbn: 978-84-697-0471-4 Book of Abstracts submitted to the IV Congress of Marine Sciences. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, June 11th to 13th: 396 (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/116741 |
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