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Roessler, Achim; Rhein, Monika; Kieke, Dagmar; Mertens, Christian (2015): PIES time series in the North Atlantic at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (2006-2010) [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.864722, Supplement to: Roessler, A et al. (2015): Long-term observations of North Atlantic Current transport at the gateway between western and eastern Atlantic. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 120(6), 4003-4027, https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JC010662

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Abstract:
In the western North Atlantic, warm and saline water is brought by the North Atlantic Current (NAC) from the subtropics into the subpolar gyre. Four inverted echo sounders with high precision pressure sensors (PIES) were moored between 47°40' N and 52°30' N to study the main pathways of the NAC from the western into the eastern basin. The array configuration that forms three segments (northern, central, and southern) allows partitioning of the NAC and some assessment of NAC flow paths through the different Mid-Atlantic Ridge fracture zones. We exploit the correlation between the NAC transport measured between 2006 and 2010 and the geostrophic velocity from altimeter data to extend the time series of NAC transports to the period from 1992 to 2013. The mean NAC transport over the entire 21 years is 27 ± 5 Sv, consisting of 60% warm water of subtropical origin and 40% subpolar water. We did not find a significant trend in the total transport time series, but individual segments had opposing trends, leading to a more focused NAC in the central subsection and decreasing transports in the southern and northern segments. The spectral analysis exhibits several significant peaks. The two most prominent are around 120 days, identified as the time scale of meanders and eddies, and at 4-9 years, most likely related to the NAO. Transport composites for the years of highest and lowest NAO indices showed a significantly higher transport (+2.9 Sv) during strong NAO years, mainly in the southern segment.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 49.658300 * Median Longitude: -33.446620 * South-bound Latitude: 47.669800 * West-bound Longitude: -36.851700 * North-bound Latitude: 52.509300 * East-bound Longitude: -31.149000
Date/Time Start: 2006-08-07T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2010-08-22T12:00:00
Comment:
Data set of five inverted echo sounders equipped with pressure sensor (PIES), deployed parallel to the west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the North Atlantic between 2006 and 2010. The provided data (round trip travel time and bottom pressure) are the raw data transmitted from the PIES via telemetry.
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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Datasets listed in this publication series

  1. Roessler, A; Rhein, M; Kieke, D et al. (2015): Pressure and two-way traveltime time series in the North Atlantic at station PIES_bp12-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.864717
  2. Roessler, A; Rhein, M; Kieke, D et al. (2015): Pressure and two-way traveltime time series in the North Atlantic at station PIES_bp12-3. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.864718
  3. Roessler, A; Rhein, M; Kieke, D et al. (2015): Pressure and two-way traveltime time series in the North Atlantic at station PIES_bp13-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.864719
  4. Roessler, A; Rhein, M; Kieke, D et al. (2015): Pressure and two-way traveltime time series in the North Atlantic at station PIES_bp14-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.864720
  5. Roessler, A; Rhein, M; Kieke, D et al. (2015): Pressure and two-way traveltime time series in the North Atlantic at station PIES_bp15-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.864721