Fraile-Nuez Eugenio

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    Using Argo data to investigate the Meridional Overturning Circulation in the North Atlantic
    ( 2009-08-06) Hernandez-Guerra, Alonso ; Joyce, Terrence M. ; Fraile-Nuez, Eugenio ; Velez-Belchi, Pedro
    Using a variety of oceanographic data, including direct volume transports in the Florida 19 Strait, and Argo float profiles and drift velocities at 24 and 36N in the North Atlantic, inverse calculations are presented in which the net meridional transport, 20 down to a depth of approximately 1600 m, is estimated at both latitudes for a five year period 2003-2007. The upper ocean is divided into 7 layers using neutral density, and mass conservation constraints have been applied to a closed box bounded by these latitudes, including the Florida Strait. Ekman layer transports have been included in the top-most layer, and the inverse calculation has solved for changes from the initial reference velocities, Ekman and Florida Strait transports, given a priori estimates on the accuracy of each of these quantities. Solutions with and without transformations due to Mediterranean Water (MW) formation are made. Our results indicate that 1) time-averaged transport estimates derived from Argo have significant less eddy noise than individual hydrographic sections, 2) Argo drift velocities provide information to the inverse solution for the ocean interior, and 3) comparison of the total integrated interior mass transports in the thermocline waters for the period 2003-2007 with the previous estimates based on trans-ocean hydrographic sections shows that the Meridional Overturning Circulation has not significantly changed since 1957.
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    The Canary Basin contribution to the seasonal cycle of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26°N
    (John Wiley & Sons, 2015-11-07) Perez-Hernandez, M. Dolores ; McCarthy, Gerard D. ; Velez-Belchi, Pedro ; Smeed, David A. ; Fraile-Nuez, Eugenio ; Hernandez-Guerra, Alonso
    This study examines the seasonal cycle of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and its eastern boundary contributions. The cycle has a magnitude of 6 Sv, as measured by the RAPID/MOCHA/WBTS project array at 26°N, which is driven largely by the eastern boundary. The eastern boundary variations are explored in the context of the regional circulation around the Canary Islands. There is a 3 month lag between maximum wind forcing and the largest eastern boundary transports, which is explained in terms of a model for Rossby wave generated at the eastern boundary. Two dynamic processes take place through the Lanzarote Passage (LP) in fall: the recirculation of the Canary Current and the northward flow of the Intermediate Poleward Undercurrent. In contrast, during the remaining seasons the transport through the LP is southward due to the Canary Upwelling Current. These processes are linked to the seasonal cycle of the AMOC.
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    Differences between 1999 and 2010 across the Falkland Plateau : fronts and water masses
    (Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union, 2017-07-07) Perez-Hernandez, M. Dolores ; Hernández-Guerra, Alonso ; Comas-Rodríguez, Isis ; Benítez-Barrios, Verónica M. ; Fraile-Nuez, Eugenio ; Pelegrí, Josep ; Naveira Garabato, Alberto C.
    Decadal differences in the Falkland Plateau are studied from the two full-depth hydrographic data collected during the ALBATROSS (April 1999) and MOC-Austral (February 2010) cruises. Differences in the upper 100 dbar are due to changes in the seasonal thermocline, as the ALBATROSS cruise took place in the austral fall and the MOC-Austral cruise in summer. The intermediate water masses seem to be very sensitive to the wind conditions existing in their formation area, showing cooling and freshening for the decade as a consequence of a higher Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) contribution and of a decrease in the Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) stratum. The deeper layers do not exhibit any significant change in the water mass properties. The Subantarctic Front (SAF) in 1999 is observed at 52.2–54.8° W with a relative mass transport of 32.6 Sv. In contrast, the SAF gets wider in 2010, stretching from 51.1 to 57.2° W (the Falkland Islands), and weakening to 17.9 Sv. Changes in the SAF can be linked with the westerly winds and mainly affect the northward flow of Subantarctic Surface Water (SASW), SAMW and AAIW/Antarctic Surface Water (AASW). The Polar Front (PF) carries 24.9 Sv in 1999 (49.8–44.4° W), while in 2010 (49.9–49.2° W) it narrows and strengthens to 37.3 Sv.