Surface salinity in the north atlantic subtropical gyre during the strasse/spurs summer 2012 cruise
We investigated a 100 x 100 km high-salinity region of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre during the Sub-Tropical Atlantic Surface Salinity Experiment/Salinity Processes in the Upper-ocean Regional Study (STRASSE/SPURS) cruise from August 21, 2012, to September 9, 2012. Results showed great variabi...
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ftnuigalway:oai:aran.library.nuigalway.ie/:10379/13639 2023-06-11T04:14:28+02:00 Surface salinity in the north atlantic subtropical gyre during the strasse/spurs summer 2012 cruise Reverdin, Gilles ; Morisset, Simon Marieé, Louis Bourras, Denis Sutherland, Graigory Ward, Brian Salvador, Joaquin Font, Jordi Cuypers, Yannis Centorioni, Luca Hormann, Verena Koldziejczyk, Nicolas Boutin, Jacqueline D'Ovidio, Francesco Nencioli, Francesco Martin, Nicolas Diverres, Denis Alory, Gaël Lumpkin, Rick 2015-03-01 http://hdl.handle.net/10379/13639 https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2015.09 unknown The Oceanography Society Oceanography Reverdin, Gilles; , Morisset, Simon; Marieé, Louis; Bourras, Denis; Sutherland, Graigory; Ward, Brian; Salvador, Joaquin; Font, Jordi; Cuypers, Yannis; Centorioni, Luca; Hormann, Verena; Koldziejczyk, Nicolas; Boutin, Jacqueline; D'Ovidio, Francesco; Nencioli, Francesco; Martin, Nicolas; Diverres, Denis; Alory, Gaël; Lumpkin, Rick (2015). Surface salinity in the north atlantic subtropical gyre during the strasse/spurs summer 2012 cruise. Oceanography 28 (1), 114-123 1042-8275 http://hdl.handle.net/10379/13639 doi:10.5670/oceanog.2015.09 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ air-sea interaction ocean fronts evaporation fluxes Article 2015 ftnuigalway https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2015.09 2023-05-28T18:05:54Z We investigated a 100 x 100 km high-salinity region of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre during the Sub-Tropical Atlantic Surface Salinity Experiment/Salinity Processes in the Upper-ocean Regional Study (STRASSE/SPURS) cruise from August 21, 2012, to September 9, 2012. Results showed great variability in sea surface salinity (SSS; over 0.3 psu) in the mesoscale, over 7 cm of total evaporation, and little diapycnal mixing below 36 m depth, the deepest mixed layers encountered. Strong currents in the southwestern part of the domain, and the penetration of freshwater, suggest that advection contributed greatly to salinity evolution. However, it was further observed that a smaller cyclonic structure tucked between the high SSS band and the strongest currents contributed to the transport of high SSS water along a narrow front. Cross-frontal transport by mixing is also a possible cause of summertime reduction of SSS. The observed structure was also responsible for significant southward salt transport over more than 200 km. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic National University of Ireland (NUI), Galway: ARAN Oceanography 28 1 114 123 |
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air-sea interaction ocean fronts evaporation fluxes Reverdin, Gilles ; Morisset, Simon Marieé, Louis Bourras, Denis Sutherland, Graigory Ward, Brian Salvador, Joaquin Font, Jordi Cuypers, Yannis Centorioni, Luca Hormann, Verena Koldziejczyk, Nicolas Boutin, Jacqueline D'Ovidio, Francesco Nencioli, Francesco Martin, Nicolas Diverres, Denis Alory, Gaël Lumpkin, Rick Surface salinity in the north atlantic subtropical gyre during the strasse/spurs summer 2012 cruise |
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We investigated a 100 x 100 km high-salinity region of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre during the Sub-Tropical Atlantic Surface Salinity Experiment/Salinity Processes in the Upper-ocean Regional Study (STRASSE/SPURS) cruise from August 21, 2012, to September 9, 2012. Results showed great variability in sea surface salinity (SSS; over 0.3 psu) in the mesoscale, over 7 cm of total evaporation, and little diapycnal mixing below 36 m depth, the deepest mixed layers encountered. Strong currents in the southwestern part of the domain, and the penetration of freshwater, suggest that advection contributed greatly to salinity evolution. However, it was further observed that a smaller cyclonic structure tucked between the high SSS band and the strongest currents contributed to the transport of high SSS water along a narrow front. Cross-frontal transport by mixing is also a possible cause of summertime reduction of SSS. The observed structure was also responsible for significant southward salt transport over more than 200 km. |
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Reverdin, Gilles ; Morisset, Simon Marieé, Louis Bourras, Denis Sutherland, Graigory Ward, Brian Salvador, Joaquin Font, Jordi Cuypers, Yannis Centorioni, Luca Hormann, Verena Koldziejczyk, Nicolas Boutin, Jacqueline D'Ovidio, Francesco Nencioli, Francesco Martin, Nicolas Diverres, Denis Alory, Gaël Lumpkin, Rick |
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Reverdin, Gilles ; Morisset, Simon Marieé, Louis Bourras, Denis Sutherland, Graigory Ward, Brian Salvador, Joaquin Font, Jordi Cuypers, Yannis Centorioni, Luca Hormann, Verena Koldziejczyk, Nicolas Boutin, Jacqueline D'Ovidio, Francesco Nencioli, Francesco Martin, Nicolas Diverres, Denis Alory, Gaël Lumpkin, Rick |
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Surface salinity in the north atlantic subtropical gyre during the strasse/spurs summer 2012 cruise |
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Surface salinity in the north atlantic subtropical gyre during the strasse/spurs summer 2012 cruise |
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Surface salinity in the north atlantic subtropical gyre during the strasse/spurs summer 2012 cruise |
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Surface salinity in the north atlantic subtropical gyre during the strasse/spurs summer 2012 cruise |
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Surface salinity in the north atlantic subtropical gyre during the strasse/spurs summer 2012 cruise |
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surface salinity in the north atlantic subtropical gyre during the strasse/spurs summer 2012 cruise |
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Oceanography Reverdin, Gilles; , Morisset, Simon; Marieé, Louis; Bourras, Denis; Sutherland, Graigory; Ward, Brian; Salvador, Joaquin; Font, Jordi; Cuypers, Yannis; Centorioni, Luca; Hormann, Verena; Koldziejczyk, Nicolas; Boutin, Jacqueline; D'Ovidio, Francesco; Nencioli, Francesco; Martin, Nicolas; Diverres, Denis; Alory, Gaël; Lumpkin, Rick (2015). Surface salinity in the north atlantic subtropical gyre during the strasse/spurs summer 2012 cruise. Oceanography 28 (1), 114-123 1042-8275 http://hdl.handle.net/10379/13639 doi:10.5670/oceanog.2015.09 |
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