FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Surface Salinity in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre During the STRASSE/SPURS Summer 2012 Cruise BT AF REVERDIN, Gilles MORISSET, Simon MARIE, Louis BOURRAS, Denis SUTHERLAND, Graigory WARD, Brian SALVADOR, Joaquin FONT, Jordi CUYPERS, Yannis CENTURIONI, Luca HORMANN, Verena KOLDZIEJCZYK, Nicolas BOUTIN, Jacqueline D'OVIDIO, Francesco NENCIOLI, Francesco MARTIN, Nicolas DIVERRES, Denis ALORY, Gael LUMPKIN, Rick AS 1:1;2:2;3:3;4:4;5:5;6:6;7:7;8:8;9:9;10:10;11:11;12:9;13:12;14:9;15:13,14;16:9;17:15;18:16;19:17; FF 1:;2:;3:PDG-ODE-LPO;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:;11:;12:;13:;14:;15:;16:;17:;18:;19:; C1 Univ Paris 04, LOCEAN, CNRS UPMC IRD MNHN, Res, Paris, France. LOCEAN IPSL, Paris, France. UMR 6523 CNRS IFREMER IRD UBO, LPO, Plouzane, France. Inst Mediterranean Oceanol MIO, Luminy, France. Univ Oslo, Dept Math, Oslo, Norway. Natl Univ Ireland Univ Coll Galway, Galway, Ireland. ICM CSIC, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain. Inst Ciencies Mar CMIMA CSIC, Barcelona, Spain. Univ Paris 04, LOCEAN, CNRS UPMC IRD MNHN, Paris, France. Univ Calif San Diego, Scripps Inst Oceanog, Global Drifter Program, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA. Univ Calif San Diego, Scripps Inst Oceanog, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA. Univ Paris 04, LOCEAN, Res, Paris, France. MIO, Luminy, France. Plymouth Marine Lab, Plymouth, Devon, England. IRD, US Instrumentat Moyens Analyt Observ Geophys & Oc, Plouzane, France. LEGOS, Toulouse, France. NOAA, Atlantic Oceanog & Meteorol Lab, Miami, FL 33149 USA. C2 UNIV PARIS 04, FRANCE IPSL, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV AIX MARSEILLE, FRANCE UNIV OSLO, NORWAY UNIV NATL IRELAND, IRELAND ICM CSIC, SPAIN CSIC, SPAIN UNIV PARIS 04, FRANCE UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO, USA UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO, USA UNIV PARIS 04, FRANCE UNIV AIX MARSEILLE, FRANCE PML, UK IRD, FRANCE LEGOS, FRANCE NOAA, USA SI BREST SE PDG-ODE-LPO UM LOPS IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 DOAJ copubli-france copubli-p187 copubli-europe copubli-univ-france copubli-int-hors-europe IF 3.883 TC 17 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00270/38148/36277.pdf LA English DT Article CR STRASSE BO Thalassa AB We investigated a 100 x 100 km high-salinity region of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre during the Sub-Tropical Atlantic Surface Salinity Experiment/Salinity Processes in the Upper-ocean Regional Study (STRASSE/SPURS) cruise from August 21, 2012, to September 9, 2012. Results showed great variability in sea surface salinity (SSS; over 0.3 psu) in the mesoscale, over 7 cm of total evaporation, and little diapycnal mixing below 36 m depth, the deepest mixed layers encountered. Strong currents in the southwestern part of the domain, and the penetration of freshwater, suggest that advection contributed greatly to salinity evolution. However, it was further observed that a smaller cyclonic structure tucked between the high SSS band and the strongest currents contributed to the transport of high SSS water along a narrow front. Cross-frontal transport by mixing is also a possible cause of summertime reduction of SSS. The observed structure was also responsible for significant southward salt transport over more than 200 km. PY 2015 PD MAR SO Oceanography SN 1042-8275 PU Oceanography Soc VL 28 IS 1 UT 000353726500012 BP 114 EP 123 DI 10.5670/oceanog.2015.09 ID 38148 ER EF