The SAMBA experiment. Volume 1 : SAMBA 1 LAGRANGIAN and CTD DATA. February 1994 -August 1995
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Date | 1995 | ||||||||
Language | English | ||||||||
Ref. | Collection Repères Océan n°2. ISBN 2-905434-70-8 / ISSN 1240-1153 | ||||||||
Author(s) | Ollitrault Michel1, Auffret Yves1, Cortes Norbert1, Hemon Catherine1, Jegou Paul2, Le Reste Serge2, Loaec Gerard2, Rannou Jean Philippe3 | ||||||||
Affiliation(s) | 1 : IFREMER, UMR 6523, LPO, Brest, France 2 : IFREMER, SI2M, Brest, France 3 : Altran, Brest, France |
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Source | Repères océans (1240-1153) (Ifremer), 1995 , N. 12 | ||||||||
Abstract | In February 1994, during the SAMBA 1 cruise, 9 CTD casts were done and 22 subsurface floats (20 MARVOR, 1 VCM, 1 ALFOS) launched near 800 dbar in the Brazil basin, within the framework of the SAMBA Experiment. SAMBA (SubAntartic Motions in the Brazil bAsin), is a component of the WOCE float program, and aims at describing the absolute general circulation of the Antarctic Intermediate Water around 800 m depth in the Brazil basin. MARVOR and ALFOS floats cycle every 2 months between thier nominal depth and surface to transmit data via the ARGOS system and were programmed for 30 cycles, i.e. a total life of 5 years. THE VCM float, on the other hand is a one shot RAFOS-type float which was programmed for a 1.5 year mission at depth. This report presents the hydrographic data and the first 18 months of float data obtained so far. |
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