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Southern Ocean Research Deployments: Marine Mammals and Oceanographic Monitoring

This project focuses on oceanographic research in the Southern Ocean, utilizing Southern Elephant seals as samplers. The deployments at South Georgia and Kerguelen include numerous temperature-only SRDLs and prototype SRDL-CTDs. Since 1993, the National Oceanography Centre’s research has aimed to improve understanding of ocean circulation and mixing, secured funding for ongoing studies, and mapped transient tracers. Key data on temperature profiles will support our insights into nutrient dynamics and the Brazil Current, contributing to oceanographic knowledge in this critical region.

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Southern Ocean Research Deployments: Marine Mammals and Oceanographic Monitoring

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  1. Photo: Mike Fedak SOUTH GEORGIA DEPLOYMENTS • Jan/Feb 2004 • 2 temperature only SRDLs • 7 prototype SRDL-CTDs

  2. Temperature sections of seals tagged at Kerguelen, crossing ACC en route to Antarctica Kerguelen

  3. Elaine McDonagh National Oceanography Centre, Southampton

  4. SR1b - has been occupied annually since 1993 (except for 2 years) Secure funding until 2012 (except in 2008/2009 season)

  5. A21 section - secure funding - planned for February 2009 CTD, LADCP, oxygen, nutrients, transient tracers, carbon

  6. A10 repeat - secure funding - planned for March 2009

  7. Southern Ocean Box

  8. Box inverse methods circulation on the boundaries gives estimates of flux divergences and mixing

  9. Brazil Current mooring array Proposal for funding to be submitted on July 1st

  10. South Africa Temperature profiles from seals tagged at South Georgia South Georgia

  11. Photo: Mike Fedak SEaOS: Southern Elephant seals as Oceanographic Samplers In the UK:- Mike Fedak, Lars Boehme, Martin Biuw (Sea Mammal Research Unit) Mike Meredith (BAS).

  12. And the seals don’t mind a bit…..!

  13. South Georgia Heard/Kerguelen Macquarie Island Near-circumpolar distribution of seal trips

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