Atlantic Ocean
AX97
This transect, which runs off the coast of Brazil since 2004 and has produced more than 40 realizations, supports the MOVAR Project (from Portuguese: Monitoring the upper ocean transport variability in the western South Atlantic). This transect is critical to investigate the fluctuations of the zonally integrated baroclinic transport of the Brazil Current , and to complement other South Atlantic Observations that will provide insights on the link between the variability of the subtropical gyre and the meridional heat transport.
For more information about the operation of this transect click here.
Mean Temperature Section from AX97 XBT Profiles
The figure below shows the mean temperature section along AX97.
Temperature Standard Deviation from AX97 XBT Profiles
The figure below shows the standard deviation of the mean temperature section along AX97.
