BioSWOT-Med cruise : Interview with Stéphanie Barrillon

The FF-ADCP and the CTD

The ADCP and CTD are two classical instruments for measuring oceanic physical characteristics. Stéphanie Barrillon, researcher at MIO, explains how they work.

Stéphanie Barrillon

THE INSTRUMENTS OF OCEANOGRAPHERS – Stéphanie Barrillon, is a researcher  at the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO) CNRS/INSU in Marseille, France. Her research focuses on the investigation of the oceanic vertical velocities and their impact. During the BioSWOT-Med campaign she will be in charge, among others, to deploy and analyze data from the ADCP and CTD. She explains what they are and how they work.

Contact : Tosca Ballerini

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