Multidisciplinary Oceanographic Research in the Eastern Boundary of the North Atlantic (MORENA)

The general objective of MORENA is to measure, understand and model shelf open ocean exchange in the coastal upwelling region of the eastern boundary layer of the subtropical ocean. This is to be attained by quantitatively understanding the physical, chemical and biological processes involved in the transfer of matter (salt, particulates, nutrients, organic compounds, biomass), momentum, and energy across and along the shelf, the shelf break, and the slope in the Iberian region of the Atlantic.