Dinámica de mezcla en la plataforma continental del Ebro
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https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.03605.18APalabras clave:
capa de fondo, capa nefeloide, plataforma continental, turbulencia, turbidez, ondas internas, mezclaResumen
Se presentan datos de turbidez, CTD y microestructura (temperatura y cizalla) a lo largo de un transecto a través de la plataforma continental del Delta del Ebro, desde 8 a 69 m de profundidad, en la parte noroeste del mar Mediterráneo. La columna de agua estaba estratificada e inmediatamente antes de la campaña la corriente cerca del fondo presentaba periodicidades diarias y sub-inerciales. La extensión vertical de la capa de fondo (BBL) en las estaciones más profundas de 20 m varía entre 3 y 9 metros, pero alcanza los 12 m en la estación más profunda y es de 14 m en otra estación situada a 45 m de profundidad no incluida en el transecto. Se ha detectado la existencia de la ley de la pared en casi todas las estaciones, ocupando una extensión entre el 40% y el 100% de la BBL. En algunas estaciones la disipación aumenta en el interior de la BBL. Los datos muestran la correspondencia en la BBL entre la distribución de turbidez y los procesos físicos de mezcla locales y sugieren que la reflexión cuasi crítica de las ondas internas podría jugar un papel importante en la mezcla en el fondo. Nuestros datos tanbien sugieren que durante la campaña y después de dos cortos episodios de viento fuerte, la estructura baroclínia cambió de un primer a un segundo modo.
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