Glider data collected during the Algerian Basin Circulation Unmanned Survey
Glider data collected during the Algerian Basin Circulation Unmanned Survey
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阿尔及利亚盆地环流无人勘测期间收集的滑翔机数据
DOI:
10.5194/essd-11-147-2019
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
G. Budillon
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作者:
Y. Cotroneo;G. Aulicino;S. Ruiz;Antonio Sánchez Román;Marc Torner Tomàs;A. Pascual;G. Fusco;E. Heslop;J. Tintoré;G. Budillon
Abstract. We present data collected in the framework of the Algerian BAsin Circulation
Unmanned Survey (ABACUS) project. The main objective of ABACUS is the monitoring of
the basin circulation and of the surface and intermediate water masses'
physical and biological properties in a key region of the Mediterranean Sea
circulation. Data presented here have been collected through deep glider
cruises in the Western Mediterranean Sea during the autumns of 2014, 2015 and
2016; activities at sea are expected to be repeated during the coming years,
so that the dataset will be extended. Glider missions were conducted in the
Algerian Basin, between the island of Mallorca and the Algerian coast. Across
the three glider missions, eight repeated transects were completed which
enabled us to investigate the basin-scale circulation and the presence of
mesoscale structures, utilising both the adaptive sampling capabilities of the
gliders and the higher resolution of the data. After collection, all data passed a quality control procedure and were then
made available through an unrestricted repository host by the SOCIB Data
Centre at https://doi.org/10.25704/b200-3vf5. The actual dataset spans three autumn
seasons, providing an important contribution to the data collection in the
chronically undersampled Algerian Basin. Temperature and salinity data collected in the first 975 m of the water
column allowed us to identify the main water masses and describe their
characteristics, improving the understanding of the dynamics of the region. On
the timescale of the project, data show a large variability in the surface
layer and reduced variability in the intermediate and deep layers. Our measurements have been successfully compared to data previously
collected in the area from 1909 to 2011. Results showed similar overall
distribution, ranges and variability to the historical data, with no
outliers in the surface or deep layers.
DOI:
10.1016/j.mio.2016.05.001
发表时间:
2016-12
期刊:
Methods in Oceanography
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作者:
T. Liblik;J. Karstensen;P. Testor;P. Alenius;D. Hayes;S. Ruiz;K. Heywood;S. Pouliquen;L. Mortier;E. Mauri
通讯作者:
T. Liblik;J. Karstensen;P. Testor;P. Alenius;D. Hayes;S. Ruiz;K. Heywood;S. Pouliquen;L. Mortier;E. Mauri