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| Titel |
Thermohaline properties in the Eastern Mediterranean in the last three decades: is the basin returning to the pre-EMT situation? |
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V. Cardin, G. Civitarese, D. Hainbucher, M. Bensi, A. Rubino |
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Englisch
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1812-0784
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In: Ocean Science ; 11, no. 1 ; Nr. 11, no. 1 (2015-01-09), S.53-66 |
| Datensatznummer |
250117125
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/os-11-53-2015.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Temperature, salinity and oxygen data collected during April and June 2011
(M84/3 and P414 cruises respectively) are analysed to derive the
oceanographic characteristics of the Eastern Mediterranean (EM) basin. These
observed characteristics are compared with those from previous cruises over
the period 1987–2011. As a result, the interannual and decadal variability
of the EM thermohaline properties are discussed in the context of the
evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean Transient (EMT) and of the general
circulation of the basin. We found that the state of the EM is still far
from the pre-EMT conditions, though the 2011 results possibly indicate a
slow return to this status. In particular, a comparison between thermohaline
property evolution deriving from interannual variability of the
preconditioning and air–sea interaction (heat fluxes) in the South Adriatic
and the Cretan Seas reveals aspects of the alternation of the two dense
water sources (Adriatic and Aegean) during the last three decades, which
have strong implications for the hydrographic characteristics of the
intermediate and deep layers of the Ionian and Levantine basins. |
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