Understanding drivers of variability in water mass exchange through a circulation ‘choke’ point, using ocean gliders as part of a multi-platform approach

Emma E Heslop1, Baptiste Mourre1, Melanie Juza1, Eva Aguiar1, Felix Margirier2, Anthony Bosse3, Pierre Testor4, Marc Torner1 and Joaquin Tintore1,5, (1)SOCIB, Palma, Spain, (2)UPMC (Univ. Paris) / LATMOS, Paris, France, (3)Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen and Bjerknes Center for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway, (4)Laboratoire d'Océanographie et de Climatologie, Paris, France, (5)IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Marine Technologies, Operational Oceanography and Sustainability, Esporles, Spain