
Iria SalaOceanographic Center of Gijón
Iria Sala
Oceanography
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Introduction
Juan de la Cierva postdoc at the Oceanographic Center of Gijón (IEO-CSIC), exploring physical-biological interactions in phytoplankton dynamics via high‐resolution models & observational data. Passionate about unravelling the ocean’s dynamic rhythms.
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January 2024 - present
Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón (IEO-CSIC)
Position
- PostDoc Position
Description
- Juan de la Cierva Formación
June 2021 - December 2023
June 2020 - May 2021
Education
May 2015 - January 2021
October 2008 - February 2010
September 1999 - June 2008
Publications
Publications (22)
Phytoplankton is a diverse group of photosynthetic organisms and accounts for almost half of global primary production. However, most existing marine ecosystem models incorporate limited phytoplankton diversity, overlook phytoplankton evolution, and treat phytoplankton as concentrations instead of particles. Here we present an individual-based phyt...
Internal waves are commonly observed in oceans and lakes where high stratification exists. In the present study in the Strait of Gibraltar, we analyse internal soliton signals recorded in different locations in their eastward propagation from their release point (Camarinal Sill) to the continental slope of the northwestern Alboran Sea. Moreover, th...
This study was conducted to address the changes in the surface distribution of trace metals (cobalt, copper, iron, cadmium, nickel, zinc, lead and molybdenum) as they are advected from the Gulf of Cadiz to the Alboran Sea, through the Strait of Gibraltar (south Iberian Peninsula), regions of great ecosystemic importance. Trace metals concentrations...
The temporal evolution of the physical and biogeochemical properties of the Atlantic Jet (AJ) along the first ∼ 75 m of the water column during a 4-day journey was analysed by following the trajectory of a drifter dragged by the jet from the Strait of Gibraltar towards the Alborán Sea. Three stages were differentiated based on the evolution of seve...
This outreach article explains the importance of ocean currents in transporting particles, organisms, and litter across large oceanic basins.
The main objective of the present study is to gain insight into the response of the Atlantic Jet (AJ) to the atmospheric forcing, in order to understand the hydrodynamic processes behind its disconnection from the Western Alboran Gyre (WAG) and the eastward displacement of the latter. An analysis was carried out based on observations of high freque...
Within the Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone, the Great Meteor and Madeira-Tore complexes are highly productive areas, which are likely to be classified as marine protected areas (MPAs) due to their ecological vulnerability. This was the main focus of the BIOMETORE project and, framed on it, the aim of the present study was to investigate the phys...
Polyunsaturated aldehydes (PUAs) are bioactive molecules suggested as chemical defenses and infochemicals. In marine coastal habitats, diatoms reach high PUA production levels during bloom episodes. Two fractions of PUA can usually be analyzed: pPUA obtained via artificial breakage of collected phytoplankton cells and dissolved PUA already released...
Cape Trafalgar has been highlighted as a hotspot of high chlorophyll concentrations, as well as a source of biomass for the Alborán Sea. It is located in an unique geographical framework between the Gulf of Cádiz (GoC), which is dominated by long-term seasonal variability, and the Strait of Gibraltar, which is mainly governed by short-term tidal va...
ABSTRACTAn ocean circulation forecasting model for the Madeira Archipelago is operational since May 2010. Developing a forecasting system for a small island oceanic region, deprived from in-situ observations, is a challenging task since there are limited ways to validate predictions. Furthermore, model resolution concurrent with insufficient comput...
Understand the general routes of dispersion mediated by ocean currents is of special interest for fisheries management and conservation biology, being a very useful tool in the definition of protected areas. This knowledge is inestimable in the particular case of the Azores Island, a hot-spot of biodiversity in the Atlantic Ocean. A first approach...
The Alborán sea is a highly dynamic area connecting the Strait of Gibraltar with the rest of the western basin of the Mediterranean Sea. It is an area characterized
by mesoscale processes that strongly affect several biological processes and, therefore, the physiological state of the phytoplanktonic assemblage. The aim of
this research is to analyz...
Results of a fixed station carried out in the frame of the MEGAN project.
Results from a fixed station carried out in the frame of the MEGAN project.
The capacity of the Azores Archipelago to capture and retain incoming particles and organisms that are drifting with the oceanic currents was the main focus of this study. Using the Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model coupled with the Connectivity Modeling System (an offline Lagrangian tool) a series of experiments were conducted to determine: i) the ori...
MASTER THESIS. Size-abundance spectra (SAS) were analyzed in different phytoplankton assemblages of the Alborán Sea collected in areas with contrasting hydrological features (upwelling areas and anticyclonic gyre). Abundance of micro-plankton cells decreased following the hydrological gradient from the most productive stations towards offshore stat...
The study of the transport by ocean currents has important applications for fisheries, conservation biology, pollution control, military and rescue missions, amongst others Using Ariane (an off-line Lagrangian tool) coupled to a Regional Oceanic Modeling System (ROMS) were mapped the general transport pathways of the northeast Atlantic Ocean. After...
Biomass size distribution, light absorption properties and carbon and nitrogen
uptake rates were analysed in phytoplankton assemblages along coast–offshore gradients. During
sampling, the coastal stations were affected by upwelling. In contrast, the offshore stations
were located at the western Alboran anticyclonic gyre core. Surface nitrate concen...
This study focused on mapping the general transport pathways of the northeast Atlantic Ocean by using the Regional Oceanic Modeling System to calculate ocean current velocity components (u, v, w), and Ariane (an off-line Fortran code dedicated to the computation of three-dimensional streamlines from velocity fields) to calculate the transport of pa...