sea glider observations in the coral sea
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Sea Glider observations in the Coral Sea Ganachaud, L. Gourdeau; Collaboration : W. Kessler (NOAA), R. Davis (Scripps). Motivation: The SPICE ( S outhwest P ac I fic C irculation E xperiment) program. Objective: The thermocline water pathway and its bifurcation on the coast of Australia - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Sea Glider observations in the Coral Sea
A. Ganachaud, L. Gourdeau; Collaboration: W. Kessler (NOAA), R. Davis (Scripps)
Motivation: The SPICE (Southwest PacIfic Circulation Experiment) program
Objective: The thermocline water pathway and its bifurcation on the coast of AustraliaImplication on El Nino modulation
the westward South Equatorial Current is broken into several zonal jets by the complex topography
to EAC to NQCNCJ
NVJ
SCJ
Mean zonal velocity at 163°E, 3 jets are visible. The bifurcation (black line), tracked backward at 163°E, divides the NCJ (ORCA05 model)
The SECALIS-3 cruise
and the glider experiment.
To sample the zonal Inflow between Salomon islands, Vanuatu and New Calédonia
Launch on July 17, 2005 at Guadalcanal
Recovery on 18 October, 2005 in New Caledonia
580 profiles of T and S from surface to 600 m depth
Temperature and salinity profiles along the glider’s section
10°S 22°S
T
S