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| Carracedo, Lidia; Pardo, P. C.; Villacieros-robineau, N.; De La Granda, F.; Gilcoto, M.; Perez, F.f.. |
| The CAIBOX cruise was conducted from 25 July to 14 August 2009. Three consecutive transects (zonal, meridional, and transverse) formed a closed box to the west of the Strait of Gibraltar. This study aimed to analyze the thermohaline properties, volume transports, and water mass distributions (percentages) along the meridional section (30-41.5 degrees N, 20 degrees W). We identified the main geostrophic current (Azores Current) and its associated volume transport and interannual changes. Data from previous cruises (AZORES 1, A16N, CLIVAR, OACES, and CHAOS) with similar tracks were employed to compare with the CAIBOX meridional section. All but one (CHAOS) were summer cruises. We estimated a mean transport for the Azores Current at 20 degrees W of 9.3 +/-... |
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Palavras-chave: Northeast Atlantic; Azores Current; Water masses; Multiparametric mixing analysis. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00629/74111/73545.pdf |
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| Carracedo, Lidia; Gilcoto, M.; Mercier, Herle; Perez, Florian. |
| Annual and seasonal mean circulations in the Azores-Gibraltar Strait Region (North-Eastern Atlantic) are described based on climatological data. An inverse box model is applied to obtain absolute water mass transports consistent with the conservation of volume, salt and heat and the equations of the thermal wind. The large-scale gyre circulation (Azores Current, Azores Counter Current, Canary Current and Portugal Current) is well-represented in climatological data. The Azores Current annual mean transport was estimated to be 6.5±0.8 Sv (1 Sv = 106 m3/s) eastward, exhibiting a seasonal signal with minimum transport in the spring (5.3±0.8 Sv) and maximum transport in autumn (7.3±0.8 Sv). The Azores Current transport is twice that of the Azores Counter... |
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| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00171/28181/26415.pdf |
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