A qualitative and physical analysis of processes around the Mascarene plateau

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dc.contributor.advisorRouault, Mathieuen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorAnsorge, Isabelle Janeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVianello, Patrick Angusen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-09T12:20:39Z
dc.date.available2016-02-09T12:20:39Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical referencesen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe Mascarene Plateau is a submerged volcanic plateau to the east of Madagascar which extends over 2200 km between the Seychelles and Mauritius. It is a complex feature, which is composed of 4 banks separated by 3 channels - namely the Seychelles, Saya de Malha, Nazareth and Cargados-Carajos Banks. The main objective of this thesis is to analyze cruise data obtained during the October/November 2008 ASCLME (Agulhas Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystem) cruise on board the Dr Fridtjof Nansen which surveyed the region around the Mascarene Plateau. Due to the paucity of data in the region, the cruise was a routine cruise with no specific scientific questions to be answered. A comparison is also made between sea surface temperature (SST) and Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) derived currents on board to satellite estimate to possibly extend cruise results in space and time. Although the resolution of satellite estimate is low compared to cruise measurements, satellite estimate of geostrophic velocities and sea surface temperatures compare well with cruise data and can therefore be used in the region with confidence. This is invaluable since the Mascarene Plateau is relatively poorly understood and it allows us to link cruise data with Rossby waves and currents impacting the region. This is the second cruise in the region as there was a research cruise on board the RRS Charles Darwin during June/July 2002. However, the June/July 2002 cruise did not sample the banks of the Mascarene Plateau.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVianello, P. A. (2015). <i>A qualitative and physical analysis of processes around the Mascarene plateau</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16940en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVianello, Patrick Angus. <i>"A qualitative and physical analysis of processes around the Mascarene plateau."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16940en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVianello, P. 2015. A qualitative and physical analysis of processes around the Mascarene plateau. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Vianello, Patrick Angus AB - The Mascarene Plateau is a submerged volcanic plateau to the east of Madagascar which extends over 2200 km between the Seychelles and Mauritius. It is a complex feature, which is composed of 4 banks separated by 3 channels - namely the Seychelles, Saya de Malha, Nazareth and Cargados-Carajos Banks. The main objective of this thesis is to analyze cruise data obtained during the October/November 2008 ASCLME (Agulhas Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystem) cruise on board the Dr Fridtjof Nansen which surveyed the region around the Mascarene Plateau. Due to the paucity of data in the region, the cruise was a routine cruise with no specific scientific questions to be answered. A comparison is also made between sea surface temperature (SST) and Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) derived currents on board to satellite estimate to possibly extend cruise results in space and time. Although the resolution of satellite estimate is low compared to cruise measurements, satellite estimate of geostrophic velocities and sea surface temperatures compare well with cruise data and can therefore be used in the region with confidence. This is invaluable since the Mascarene Plateau is relatively poorly understood and it allows us to link cruise data with Rossby waves and currents impacting the region. This is the second cruise in the region as there was a research cruise on board the RRS Charles Darwin during June/July 2002. However, the June/July 2002 cruise did not sample the banks of the Mascarene Plateau. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - A qualitative and physical analysis of processes around the Mascarene plateau TI - A qualitative and physical analysis of processes around the Mascarene plateau UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16940 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/16940
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVianello PA. A qualitative and physical analysis of processes around the Mascarene plateau. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16940en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Oceanographyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherOceanographyen_ZA
dc.titleA qualitative and physical analysis of processes around the Mascarene plateauen_ZA
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