SINES CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON OCEAN FRONTS ECOSYSTEMS: The case of the Iberian Upwelling System

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Abstract & Main objectives: The overall objective is to identify the changes and risks for marine ecosystem services deriving from the potential impact of climate change on upwelling fronts.

Preliminary Results: Full depth water column CTD profiles were collected at all the stations (15 stations, 19 CTD casts, i.e., four stations with double cast -shallow and deep-). In 12 stations, a vertical multinet haul was also collected. The depth of the multinet samples (100 µm mesh) range between 700 m and surface. A deployment of a Light Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (LAUV Explore-4) was done on 17-18th of September. The AUV conducted more than 100 high-resolution immersion profiles between the surface and 10/50/100 m depth following the track of the research vessel between the coast and the position 37.35ºN 9.4ºW.