Opportunity observation of an Algerian Eddy to the south of Cape Palos (southwestern Mediterranean Sea)
Large anticyclonic eddies can detach from the Algerian Current, forming open-sea Algerian Eddies. These mesoscale structures have been intensively studied by means of sea surface temperature and altimetry data, and using numerical models. However, few studies describe an in situ sampling of their w...
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| author | Manuel Vargas-Yáñez Ricardo F. Sánchez-Leal Aida Alvera-Azcárate Charles Troupin Francina Moya Enrique Ballesteros Mariano Serra Rosa Balbín Vicenç Moltó Mª Carmen García-Martínez |
| author_facet | Manuel Vargas-Yáñez Ricardo F. Sánchez-Leal Aida Alvera-Azcárate Charles Troupin Francina Moya Enrique Ballesteros Mariano Serra Rosa Balbín Vicenç Moltó Mª Carmen García-Martínez |
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Large anticyclonic eddies can detach from the Algerian Current, forming open-sea Algerian Eddies. These mesoscale structures have been intensively studied by means of sea surface temperature and altimetry data, and using numerical models. However, few studies describe an in situ sampling of their whole vertical structure. Furthermore, the area extending from Cape La Nao (western edge of the Balearic Channels) to the Almería-Orán Front has received very little attention, and it could be considered that there is a gap in our present oceanographic knowledge of this part of the western Mediterranean. An Algerian Eddy lasting for several months was detected in December 2021 to the south of Cape Palos. In order to analyse this eddy, an opportunity sampling was designed taking advantage of the periodic monitoring campaign RADMED 0222. This sampling revealed that the eddy had a baroclinic character, affecting the whole water column. These results suggest that this eddy was generated at the Algerian Current, finally affecting an area close to the eastern Spanish coast. The presence of these structures in this region of the western Mediterranean could alter the southward progression of the Northern Current and even the presence and structure of the Almería-Orán Front.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e42b4064d584c4d8c5af18c969c486b2023-10-03T12:31:35ZengConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasScientia Marina0214-83581886-81342023-10-0187310.3989/scimar.05333.070Opportunity observation of an Algerian Eddy to the south of Cape Palos (southwestern Mediterranean Sea)Manuel Vargas-Yáñez0Ricardo F. Sánchez-Leal1Aida Alvera-Azcárate2Charles Troupin3Francina Moya4Enrique Ballesteros5Mariano Serra6Rosa Balbín7Vicenç Moltó8Mª Carmen García-Martínez9Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC). Centro Oceanográfico de MálagaInstituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC). Centro Oceanográfico de Cádiz.Geohydrodynamics and environment research. University of LiegeGeohydrodynamics and environment research. University of LiegeInstituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC). Centro Oceanográfico de MálagaInstituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC). Centro Oceanográfico de Málaganstituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC). Centro Oceanográfico de BalearesInstituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC). Centro Oceanográfico de BalearesInstituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC). Centro Oceanográfico de BalearesInstituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC). Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga Large anticyclonic eddies can detach from the Algerian Current, forming open-sea Algerian Eddies. These mesoscale structures have been intensively studied by means of sea surface temperature and altimetry data, and using numerical models. However, few studies describe an in situ sampling of their whole vertical structure. Furthermore, the area extending from Cape La Nao (western edge of the Balearic Channels) to the Almería-Orán Front has received very little attention, and it could be considered that there is a gap in our present oceanographic knowledge of this part of the western Mediterranean. An Algerian Eddy lasting for several months was detected in December 2021 to the south of Cape Palos. In order to analyse this eddy, an opportunity sampling was designed taking advantage of the periodic monitoring campaign RADMED 0222. This sampling revealed that the eddy had a baroclinic character, affecting the whole water column. These results suggest that this eddy was generated at the Algerian Current, finally affecting an area close to the eastern Spanish coast. The presence of these structures in this region of the western Mediterranean could alter the southward progression of the Northern Current and even the presence and structure of the Almería-Orán Front. https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1962Algerian EddyAlgerian Currentwestern Mediterraneanmesoscale structures |
| spellingShingle | Manuel Vargas-Yáñez Ricardo F. Sánchez-Leal Aida Alvera-Azcárate Charles Troupin Francina Moya Enrique Ballesteros Mariano Serra Rosa Balbín Vicenç Moltó Mª Carmen García-Martínez Opportunity observation of an Algerian Eddy to the south of Cape Palos (southwestern Mediterranean Sea) Scientia Marina Algerian Eddy Algerian Current western Mediterranean mesoscale structures |
| title | Opportunity observation of an Algerian Eddy to the south of Cape Palos (southwestern Mediterranean Sea) |
| title_full | Opportunity observation of an Algerian Eddy to the south of Cape Palos (southwestern Mediterranean Sea) |
| title_fullStr | Opportunity observation of an Algerian Eddy to the south of Cape Palos (southwestern Mediterranean Sea) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Opportunity observation of an Algerian Eddy to the south of Cape Palos (southwestern Mediterranean Sea) |
| title_short | Opportunity observation of an Algerian Eddy to the south of Cape Palos (southwestern Mediterranean Sea) |
| title_sort | opportunity observation of an algerian eddy to the south of cape palos southwestern mediterranean sea |
| topic | Algerian Eddy Algerian Current western Mediterranean mesoscale structures |
| url | https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1962 |
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