Arabian Sea Forced Upper Ocean Dynamics

SeaSoar goes to Oman
1994 to 1995
 

The SeaSoar, a towed undulating vehicle, observed the
response of the upper ocean directly by incorporating
observations of horizontal velocity, temperature, salinity,
dissolved oxygen, Bio-optics (i.e PAR, Chlorophyll A and
Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) fluorescence and light
transmission). Our objective was to observe the physical
structure in several areaswithin each of the regimes of
forcing, including specific surveys in a cold filament
if one were to be found. With these observations, we planned
address the central issue of the Arabian Sea ARI:
to what extent are the structure and evolution of the
mixed-layer/upper ocean physics and biology determined
by the atmospheric forcing of the Monsoon system.

SeaSoar was deployed during four cruises onboard the
R/V Thomas Thompson between November 1994 and October 1995.
For each cruise, this web site provides general information
on the voyage, notes on the SeaSoar data processing, and
links to the data. Additional information on the larger
Arabian Sea project can be obtained from the JGOFS web site.