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

Photo: Mike Fedak

• Jan/Feb 2004

• 2 temperature only SRDLs

• 7 prototype SRDL-CTDs

SOUTH GEORGIA DEPLOYMENTS

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

Kerguelen

Elaine McDonagh

National Oceanography Centre, Southampton

SR1b - has been occupied annually since 1993 (except for 2 years)

Secure funding until 2012 (except in 2008/2009 season)

A21 section - secure funding - planned for February 2009

CTD, LADCP, oxygen, nutrients, transient tracers, carbon

A10 repeat - secure funding - planned for March 2009

Southern Ocean Box

Box inverse methods

circulation on the boundaries gives estimates of flux divergences and mixing

Brazil Current mooring array

Proposal for funding to be submitted on July 1st

Temperature profiles from

seals tagged at South Georgia

South Africa

South Georgia

Photo: Mike Fedak

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SSamplers

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Mike Fedak, Lars Boehme, Martin Biuw (Sea Mammal Research Unit)Mike Fedak, Lars Boehme, Martin Biuw (Sea Mammal Research Unit)

Mike Meredith (BAS).Mike Meredith (BAS).

And the seals don’t mind a bit…..!

Macquarie Island

Heard/Kerguelen

South Georgia

Near-circumpolar distribution of seal trips