LAgrangian Measurements in the Eastern Alboran Sea (LAMEAS)
Abstract
Our general objective is to improve our understanding on the 3D dynamics in the upper oceanthrough which water and properties are transported from the surface to depths below the mixed layer, by exploring the dynamics of a frontal area in the southwest Mediterranean Sea at scales ranging between 1 and 100 km using Lagrangian drifter observations. In particular, we propose to study the near-surface circulation and the thermohaline structure in the vicinity of a front separating the relatively fresh Atlantic and salty Mediterranean waters in the area east of the Alboran Sea (sometimes called the Almeria-Oran front) during two campaigns in summers 2019 and 2020. Both drifter experiments will last only a few weeks and will be integrated with, and complementary to, measurements collected by other CALYPSO DRI participants using other platforms (drifters, gliders, floats, research vessels). The sampling strategy will be optimized using satellite observations and numerical model simulations/forecasts. The study will focus on the near-surface expression of 3D coherent Lagrangian pathways, at sub-mesoscale and mesoscale levels. Analyses of the collected data will be both descriptive and statistical.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 10, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141812418
Entities
People
- Pierre-Marie Poulain
Organizations
- Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy