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| Titel |
The Mediterranean Sea system: a review and an introduction to the special issue |
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T. Tanhua, D. Hainbucher, K. Schroeder, V. Cardin, M. Álvarez, G. Civitarese |
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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1812-0784
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In: Ocean Science ; 9, no. 5 ; Nr. 9, no. 5 (2013-09-06), S.789-803 |
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250085241
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/os-9-789-2013.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The Mediterranean Sea is a semi-enclosed sea characterized by high
salinities, temperatures and densities. The net evaporation exceeds the
precipitation, driving an anti-estuarine circulation through the Strait of
Gibraltar, contributing to very low nutrient concentrations. The
Mediterranean Sea has an active overturning circulation, one shallow cell
that communicates directly with the Atlantic Ocean, and two deep overturning
cells, one in each of the two main basins. It is surrounded by populated
areas and is thus sensitive to anthropogenic forcing. Several dramatic
changes in the oceanographic and biogeochemical conditions have been
observed during the past several decades, emphasizing the need to better
monitor and understand the changing conditions and their drivers. During
2011 three oceanographic cruises were conducted in a coordinated fashion in
order to produce baseline data of important physical and biogeochemical
parameters that can be compared to historic data and be used as reference
for future observational campaigns. In this article we provide information
on the Mediterranean Sea oceanographic situation, and present a short review
that will serve as background information for the special issue in Ocean
Science on "Physical, chemical and biological oceanography of the
Mediterranean Sea". An important contribution of this article is the set of
figures showing the large-scale distributions of physical and chemical
properties along the full length of the Mediterranean Sea. |
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