PROTEVSMED_2017_LEG2
| Type | Oceanographic cruise |
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| Set | This cruise is part of the set PROTEVS MEDITERRANEE |
| Ship | L'Atalante |
| Ship owner | Ifremer |
| Dates | 11/02/2017 - 23/02/2017 |
| Chief scientist(s) | DUMAS Franck |
SERVICE HYDROGRAPHIQUE ET OCEANOGRAPHIQUE DE LA MARINE 13 rue du Chatellier CS 92803 29228 Brest Cedex 2 +33 (0)2 98 22 05 73 |
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| DOI | 10.17183/protevsmed_2017_leg2 |
| Objective | The Protevs Med 2017 campaign aimed to explore the area of the northern Balearic front and the southern edge of the convection area of the north western basin at the end of winter when convection events are most likely. Sampling to target small mesoscale structures detectable by altimetry but also even smaller structures that did not sign on altimetry. A particular focus was placed on an anticyclonic structure in the southern Balearic Islands that is systematically detectable by altimetry but which appears to be an artifact. Finally, the edge of the Catalan shelf was explored at high resolution. |
