Following the Mediterranean path through the Atlantic: the MEDWAVES cruise
The Strait of Gibraltar (SG) and the surrounding areas, Gulf of Cadiz (GoC) in the Atlantic, and Alboran Sea (AS) in the Mediterranean, are key areas to understanding the distribution and connectivity of marine communities, as the SG and the meeting of water masses at the Almeria Oran front represen...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/318433 2024-02-11T10:06:50+01:00 Following the Mediterranean path through the Atlantic: the MEDWAVES cruise Orejas, Covadonga MEDWAWES scientific party Océano Atlántico Colonia Sant Jordi, Mallorca (Spain ) Mer Méditerranée Océan atlantique Mar Mediterráneo Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean 2017-04-25 http://hdl.handle.net/10508/11347 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/318433 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.570566 en eng #PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE# Horizon 2020: grant agreement No 678760 (ATLAS) Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares ATLAS 2nd General Assembly. (24/04/2017 - 28/04/2017. Colonia Sant Jordi, Mallorca (Spain )). 2017. . En: , . http://hdl.handle.net/10508/11347 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/318433 doi:10.5281/zenodo.570566 22425 open Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares Benthic communities Medio Marino geomorfology oceanography Mediterranean Atlantic Mediterranean outflow water conference output 2017 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.570566 2024-01-16T11:45:06Z The Strait of Gibraltar (SG) and the surrounding areas, Gulf of Cadiz (GoC) in the Atlantic, and Alboran Sea (AS) in the Mediterranean, are key areas to understanding the distribution and connectivity of marine communities, as the SG and the meeting of water masses at the Almeria Oran front represent an oceanographic transition area, connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW) flows out from Gibraltar and extends towards the East of the Atlantic, building a warm and salty water mass which propagates in North West direction from Portugal originating the “Mediterranean Water“ (MW) in the Atlantic. This warm and salty water mass becomes characteristic of the North Atlantic in mid waters (around 1100 m). The occurrence of cold-water coral (CWC) communities in the NE Atlantic has been related to the pathway of the MOW, whereby this current system would have an historical influence on the migration of coral larvae and (re)colonisation of the Atlantic in the post-glacial era. The MEDWAVES (MEDiterranean out flow WAter and Vulnerable EcosystemS) cruise targeted areas under the potential influence of the MOW within the Mediterranean and Atlantic realms. These include seamounts where CWC have been reported but that are still poorly known, and which may act as essential “stepping stones” connecting fauna of seamounts in the Mediterranean with those of the continental shelf of Portugal, the Azores and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. During MEDWAVES sampling was conducted for two of the case studies of the ATLAS project: Gulf of Cadiz-Strait of Gibraltar-Alboran Sea and Azores. The main goals of MEDWAVES were to: (1) to characterise physically and biogeochemically the MOW Path and understand its interaction with the general Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) stream, from the Alboran Sea to the Azores, through the Gulf of Cadiz, and the Ormonde Seamount, exploring the relationship between the oceanographic settings of these target areas and the ecosystems therein and, ... Conference Object North Atlantic Stepping Stones Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Mid-Atlantic Ridge Stepping Stones ENVELOPE(-63.992,-63.992,-64.786,-64.786) |
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The Strait of Gibraltar (SG) and the surrounding areas, Gulf of Cadiz (GoC) in the Atlantic, and Alboran Sea (AS) in the Mediterranean, are key areas to understanding the distribution and connectivity of marine communities, as the SG and the meeting of water masses at the Almeria Oran front represent an oceanographic transition area, connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW) flows out from Gibraltar and extends towards the East of the Atlantic, building a warm and salty water mass which propagates in North West direction from Portugal originating the “Mediterranean Water“ (MW) in the Atlantic. This warm and salty water mass becomes characteristic of the North Atlantic in mid waters (around 1100 m). The occurrence of cold-water coral (CWC) communities in the NE Atlantic has been related to the pathway of the MOW, whereby this current system would have an historical influence on the migration of coral larvae and (re)colonisation of the Atlantic in the post-glacial era. The MEDWAVES (MEDiterranean out flow WAter and Vulnerable EcosystemS) cruise targeted areas under the potential influence of the MOW within the Mediterranean and Atlantic realms. These include seamounts where CWC have been reported but that are still poorly known, and which may act as essential “stepping stones” connecting fauna of seamounts in the Mediterranean with those of the continental shelf of Portugal, the Azores and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. During MEDWAVES sampling was conducted for two of the case studies of the ATLAS project: Gulf of Cadiz-Strait of Gibraltar-Alboran Sea and Azores. The main goals of MEDWAVES were to: (1) to characterise physically and biogeochemically the MOW Path and understand its interaction with the general Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) stream, from the Alboran Sea to the Azores, through the Gulf of Cadiz, and the Ormonde Seamount, exploring the relationship between the oceanographic settings of these target areas and the ecosystems therein and, ... |
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Following the Mediterranean path through the Atlantic: the MEDWAVES cruise |
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#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE# Horizon 2020: grant agreement No 678760 (ATLAS) Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares ATLAS 2nd General Assembly. (24/04/2017 - 28/04/2017. Colonia Sant Jordi, Mallorca (Spain )). 2017. . En: , . http://hdl.handle.net/10508/11347 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/318433 doi:10.5281/zenodo.570566 22425 |
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