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| Roquet, Fabien; Wunsch, Carl; Forget, Gael; Heimbach, Patrick; Guinet, Christophe; Reverdin, Gilles; Charrassin, Jean-benoit; Bailleul, Frederic; Costa, Daniel P.; Huckstadt, Luis A.; Goetz, Kimberly T.; Kovacs, Kit M.; Lydersen, Christian; Biuw, Martin; Nost, Ole A.; Bornemann, Horst; Ploetz, Joachim; Bester, Marthan N.; Mcintyre, Trevor; Muelbert, Monica C.; Hindell, Mark A.; Mcmahon, Clive R.; Williams, Guy; Harcourt, Robert; Field, Iain C.; Chafik, Leon; Nicholls, Keith W.; Boehme, Lars; Fedak, Mike A.. |
| Over the last decade, several hundred seals have been equipped with conductivity-temperature-depth sensors in the Southern Ocean for both biological and physical oceanographic studies. A calibrated collection of seal-derived hydrographic data is now available, consisting of more than 165,000 profiles. The value of these hydrographic data within the existing Southern Ocean observing system is demonstrated herein by conducting two state estimation experiments, differing only in the use or not of seal data to constrain the system. Including seal-derived data substantially modifies the estimated surface mixed-layer properties and circulation patterns within and south of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Agreement with independent satellite observations of sea... |
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Palavras-chave: Animal-borne sampling; Southern Ocean; State estimation; Hydrography. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00241/35252/33765.pdf |
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| Pellichero, Violaine; Sallee, Jean-baptiste; Schmidtko, Sunke; Roquet, Fabien; Charrassin, Jean-benoit. |
| The oceanic mixed layer is the gateway for the exchanges between the atmosphere and the ocean; in this layer, all hydrographic ocean properties are set for months to millennia. A vast area of the Southern Ocean is seasonally capped by sea-ice, which alters the characteristics of the ocean mixed layer. The interaction between the ocean mixed layer and sea-ice plays a key role for water mass transformation, the carbon cycle, sea-ice dynamics, and ultimately for the climate as a whole. However, the structure and characteristics of the under-ice mixed layer are poorly understood due to the sparseness of in situ observations and measurements. In this study, we combine distinct sources of observations to overcome this lack in our understanding of the polar... |
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Palavras-chave: Southern Ocean; Mixed layer; Sea-ice; Elephant seals; Salt budget; Heat budget. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00383/49400/49901.pdf |
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| Bailleul, Frédéric; Charrassin, Jean-benoit; Ezraty, Robert; Ardhuin, Fanny; Mcmahon, Clive R.; Field, Iain C.; Guinet, Christophe. |
| The behaviour of southern elephant seals from Kerguelen Island (4950′S, 7030′E) was investigated in relation to the oceanographic regions of the Southern Ocean. The oceanographic and the seal behaviour data, including location and diving activity, were collected using a new generation of satellite-relayed devices measuring and transmitting pressure, temperature, and salinity along with locations. Dive duration, maximum diving depth, time spent at the bottom of the dives, and shape of dive profiles were compared between male and female seals, and were related to the oceanographic characteristics of areas prospected by the seals. Most animals travelled to the Antarctic shelf. However, during winter, adult females travelled away from the... |
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Palavras-chave: Mirounga leonina; Diving Behaviour; Pelagic environment; Benthic environment; Temperature profiles; Marine ecology. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-2500.pdf |
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