Study of the edge of Spanish Platform on the Canary Islands Basin.
Hydrograpich survey. Antartctic cruise CTM2009-06256-E CTM2009-08287-E
Study of the edge of Spanish Platform on the Canary Islands Basin.
A physical-geological mooring is installed at the East of Elephant Island in order to monitor the presence / absence of the Antarctic slope front on the south slope of the South Scotia Sea, and to study its role in the modification of intermediate waters of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. The addition of a sediment trap will study the flow of sediments associated with the dynamics of the area and identify terrigenous and biogenic composition. The data obtained will be used to optimize the model of the NASA Antarctic regional (within the project ECCO2/ECCO3), the results turn will allow us to analyze our data in a global context. This project complements ESASSI AC (POL2006-11139-C02-01/CGL). In an international context, this project complements AC ECCO2's Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology, NASA (USA).
Study of the edge of Spanish Platform on the Canary Islands Basin.