SAMBA 3

Type Oceanographic cruise
Ship Le Nadir
Ship owner Ifremer
Dates 03/11/1997 - 16/12/1997
Chief scientist(s) CORTES Norbert

LABORATOIRE D'OCÉANOGRAPHIE PHYSIQUE ET SPATIALE - UMR 6523

Centre Ifremer Bretagne

ZI Pointe du Diable

CS 10070

29280 Plouzané

+33 (0)2 98 22 42 76

dirumr6523@ifremer.fr

http://www.umr-lops.fr/
DOI 10.17600/97080060
Objective

Obtaining, using drifting sub-surface floats, a description of movements of the Antarctic intermediate water at around 800 m in depth, during its global progression Northward in the Brazil basin. This is part of the SAMBA (WOCE) project.

Data managed by SISMER

Bibliography

Publications

Boebel O, Davis Re, Ollitrault Michel, Peterson Rg, Richardson Pl, Schmid Claudia, Zenk W (1999). The intermediate depth circulation of the western South Atlantic. Geophysical Research Letters, 26(21), 3329-3332. https://doi.org/10.1029/1999GL002355


References of Articles published in other Periodicals or Scientific Works acclaimed in the Field

M.Ollitrault (1999) MARVOR floats reveal intermediate circulation in the Western Equatorial and Tropical South Atlantic (30 S to 5 N). International WOCE Newsletter, no.34, 7-10.

M.Ollitrault, G.Loaec, N.Cortes, C.Dumortier, S.Le Reste, J.Moliera and J.P.Rannou (1994) MARVOR floats present results from the SAMBA experiment. L'Onde Electrique, 74, no.5, 48-53.

References of Technical Reports

M.Ollitrault, Y.Auffret, N.Cortes, C.Hemon, P.Jegou, S.Le Reste, G.Loaec and J.P.Rannou (1995)The SAMBA experiment , vol.1, SAMBA1 Lagrangian and CTD data. Reperes Ocean no.12, IFREMER, 488 p.

References of International Seminar Communications

P.Le Grand, H.Mercier, M.Ollitrault and T.Reynaud (2002) Transport of the Antarctic Intermediate Water in the South Atlantic Ocean. EGS General Assembly Conference, Nice.

P.Le Grand, H.Mercier, M.Ollitrault and T.Reynaud (2002) Transport of the Antarctic Intermediate Water in the South Atlantic Ocean. WOCE and Beyond, San Antonio.

M.Ollitrault (2002) AAIW circulation in the Brazil basin and Equatorial Atlantic. WOCE and Beyond, San Antonio.

M.Ollitrault (1999)MARVOR floats reveal intermediate circulation in the Western Equatorial and Tropical south Atlantic (30 S to 5 N). EGS General Assembly Conference, La Haye.

M.Ollitrault, O.Boebel and P.L. Richardson (1998)AAIW General Circulation in the Brazil basin and Western Equatorial Atlantic. Ocean Circulation and Climate, Halifax.

M.Ollitrault, J.P.Rannou, G.Loaec, Y.Auffret, N.Cortes and C.Hemon (1996)MARVOR subsurface flots reveal the intermediate ocean circulation in the western south Atlantic.Oceanology International 96 Conference Proceedings, vol.3, 233-242.

M.Ollitrault (1995)The Antarctic Intermediate Water motions in the Brazil basin revealed by MARVOR floats. IAPSO General Assembly for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans, Honolulu, Hawaii.

M.Ollitrault (1994) Antarctic Intermediate Water motions in the Brazil basin revealed by MARVOR floats.The South Atlantic :Present and Past Circulation Symposium, Bremen.

M.Ollitrault, N.Cortes, G.Loaec and J.P.Rannou (1994)MARVOR float present results from the SAMBA experiment.Proceedings OCEANS?94, vol.3,17-22.

References of National Seminar Communications

M.Ollitrault (1995) WOCE SAMBA or the Antarctic Intermediate Water motions in the Brazil basin recealed by MARVOR floats. Colloque du PNEDC, Carcassonne.

Thesis using campaign data

Ismael Nunez Riboni, Alfred Wegener Institute, Allemagne. General Circulation of the Antarctic Intermediate Water in the subtropical South Atlantic, thèse en cours.

Regina Rodrigues, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhodes Island,USA. The South Atlantic wind driven circulation, thèse en cours.