FASINEX Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment (January-June 1986) : cruise summaries for FASINEX phase two; R/V OCEANUS cruise 175, R/V ENDEAVOR cruise 141
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/7985Location
27°N, 70°WDOI
10.1575/1912/7985Keyword
Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment (FASINEX); Ocean-atmosphere interaction; Deep-sea mooringsAbstract
The Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment (FASINEX) was a study of the
response of the upper ocean to atmospheric forcing in the vicinity of an
oceanic front in the subtropical convergence zone southwest of Bermuda, the
response of the lower atmosphere in that vicinity to the oceanic front, and
the associated two-way interaction between ocean and atmosphere. FASINEX
began in the winter (January 1986) , concluded in the early summer (June 1986)
and included an intensive period in February and March. The experiment took
place in the vicinity of 27°N, 70°W where sea-surface-temperature fronts are
climatologically common.
Measurements were made from buoys, ships, aircraft and spacecraft. This
report summarizes the shipboard work done on R/V OCEANUS and R/V ENDEAVOR
during Phase Two, the dual ship/multi-aircraft measurement period. The two
ships worked individually, jointly and as ground truth for the aircraft
during the month. Each ship carried specialized instrumentation for measuring
oceanographic and meteorological parameters. Information describing the
sampling strategy, station positions and times are included. This report
contains summaries of the data collected and some preliminary results.
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Pennington, N. J., & Weller, R. A. (1986). FASINEX Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment (January-June 1986): cruise summaries for FASINEX phase two; R/V OCEANUS cruise 175, R/V ENDEAVOR cruise 141. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/7985Related items
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