A Study of Mediterranean Water Eddies (Meddies)

在这个项目中，15个RAFOS（SOFARS向后拼写）浮动将被 部署在大约5个不同的地中海水漩涡（Meddies） 正如他们在法国信号量实验中发现的那样， 亚速尔群岛前线附近 轨迹和生命 这5种药物的历史将被观察，以了解更多关于 他们的典型翻译特征，预期寿命， 传播方式。 信号量实验主要 在1993年的观测部分， 电导率-温度-深度（CTD）和消耗品 将在31.5- 31.5区域进行深海温度计调查。 36.ON，20.5-26.OW，其中大量的历史Meddy 提出了意见。 这些CTD和XBT模型将用于 确定Meddies的盐度和温度异常， 将有助于设计部署战略， 花车 本研究的长期目标是 了解地中海的水是如何分散到北方的 大西洋，特别是了解Meddies在 地中海盐舌的维护。

In this project, 15 RAFOS (SOFARS spelled backwards) floats will be deployed in about 5 different Mediterranean Water eddies (Meddies) as they are discovered during the French Semaphore Experiment in the vicinity of the Azores Front. The trajectories and life histories of these 5 Meddies will be observed to learn more about their typical translation characteristics, life expectancy, and mode of propagation. The Semaphore Experiment has a major observational component in 1993 during which extensive Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) and Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) surveys will be made in the region 31.5- 36.ON, 20.5-26.OW, where a large number of historical Meddy observations were made. these CTD and XBT casts will be used to identify the salinity and temperature anomalies of the Meddies and will be instrumental in the design of the deployment strategy for the floats. The long-range objectives of this study are to understand how Mediterranean Water disperses into the North Atlantic and, specifically, to understand the role of Meddies in the maintenance of the Mediterranean salt tongue.//