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Summary EV-LS-02-02
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Summary report - EV/LS/02/02: Feasibility study of the south-east extension of PIRATA (Pilot Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic)
Contracted to: University of Cape Town
Author: Dr Mathieu Rouault (University of Cape Town)
Completion date: December 2003
Summary: PIRATA (Brazil, France, USA) deployed an array of 12 ATLAS buoys between 1997 and 2001 with the objective of monitoring, describing and understanding the evolution of sea surface temperature, upper ocean thermal and saline structure, net heat budget, air-sea fluxes of momentum, latent and sensible heat and fresh water in the tropical Atlantic. The project tested the feasibility of extending PIRATA in the South East Atlantic at key locations. It concluded that technically the extension project is feasible. It is scientifically justified but relatively costly and vandalism cannot be ignored. A five-year project would cost US$600 000 for two moorings and it is recommended that the project should proceed incrementally.
The full report can be downloaded from: http://www.bclme.org/ (in Reports section) |
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English |
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Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem,Coastal Ecosystem,Fisheries Management |
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23 May 2006 |
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File Author: |
Dr Mathieu Rouault |
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BCLME |
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