Variability of the water mass transports and fluxes in the eastern North Atlantic during 2001
11 páginas, 6 figuras, 4 tablas. The water mass distribution in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean (39–45°N, 16–22°W) during 2001 was determined for the upper 2000 m within the frame of the French research program POMME, using an extended Optimum Multiparameter analysis which included both conservativ...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/49414 2024-02-11T10:05:36+01:00 Variability of the water mass transports and fluxes in the eastern North Atlantic during 2001 Barbero, Leticia González Dávila, Melchor Santana Casiano, J. Magdalena Álvarez, Marta 2010-03-26 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/49414 https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JC005212 en eng American Geophysical Union http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2008JC005212 Journal of Geophysical Research - Part C - Oceans 115 : C03023 (2010) 0148-0227 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/49414 doi:10.1029/2008JC005212 open artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 2010 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JC005212 2024-01-16T09:37:40Z 11 páginas, 6 figuras, 4 tablas. The water mass distribution in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean (39–45°N, 16–22°W) during 2001 was determined for the upper 2000 m within the frame of the French research program POMME, using an extended Optimum Multiparameter analysis which included both conservative and nonconservative tracers. The presence of eastern North Atlantic Central Water in its subtropical and subpolar branches, Mediterranean Water, and Labrador Sea Water was considered. The results were used in combination with mass fluxes in order to determine the transports taking place in the region and analyze the variability observed both in the direction and magnitude of the fluxes, as well as to determine the relative contribution of each water mass to the flows. The high variability of the area was evident in the changes in flux direction and magnitude; the total input into the POMME region varied from POMME 1 (3.8 Sv southward) to POMME 3 (8.8 Sv northward). Our findings, depending on the cruise considered, corroborate most of the previous and often conflicting studies in the area, both in the flow direction and magnitude, suggesting that in highly dynamic areas such as this one, estimating annual trends from individual cruises might not provide accurate descriptions of the overall transports. Esta investigación fue financiada por una beca de doctado otorgada por la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, así como por el Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología PGC2000-2185-E, el Gobierno de Canarias y el Cabildo de Gran Canaria. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Labrador Sea North Atlantic Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Las Palmas ENVELOPE(-60.674,-60.674,-62.971,-62.971) Journal of Geophysical Research 115 C3 |
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11 páginas, 6 figuras, 4 tablas. The water mass distribution in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean (39–45°N, 16–22°W) during 2001 was determined for the upper 2000 m within the frame of the French research program POMME, using an extended Optimum Multiparameter analysis which included both conservative and nonconservative tracers. The presence of eastern North Atlantic Central Water in its subtropical and subpolar branches, Mediterranean Water, and Labrador Sea Water was considered. The results were used in combination with mass fluxes in order to determine the transports taking place in the region and analyze the variability observed both in the direction and magnitude of the fluxes, as well as to determine the relative contribution of each water mass to the flows. The high variability of the area was evident in the changes in flux direction and magnitude; the total input into the POMME region varied from POMME 1 (3.8 Sv southward) to POMME 3 (8.8 Sv northward). Our findings, depending on the cruise considered, corroborate most of the previous and often conflicting studies in the area, both in the flow direction and magnitude, suggesting that in highly dynamic areas such as this one, estimating annual trends from individual cruises might not provide accurate descriptions of the overall transports. Esta investigación fue financiada por una beca de doctado otorgada por la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, así como por el Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología PGC2000-2185-E, el Gobierno de Canarias y el Cabildo de Gran Canaria. Peer reviewed |
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Barbero, Leticia González Dávila, Melchor Santana Casiano, J. Magdalena Álvarez, Marta |
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Barbero, Leticia González Dávila, Melchor Santana Casiano, J. Magdalena Álvarez, Marta Variability of the water mass transports and fluxes in the eastern North Atlantic during 2001 |
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Barbero, Leticia González Dávila, Melchor Santana Casiano, J. Magdalena Álvarez, Marta |
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Variability of the water mass transports and fluxes in the eastern North Atlantic during 2001 |
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Variability of the water mass transports and fluxes in the eastern North Atlantic during 2001 |
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Variability of the water mass transports and fluxes in the eastern North Atlantic during 2001 |
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Variability of the water mass transports and fluxes in the eastern North Atlantic during 2001 |
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Variability of the water mass transports and fluxes in the eastern North Atlantic during 2001 |
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variability of the water mass transports and fluxes in the eastern north atlantic during 2001 |
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