The Mediterranean outflow in the Strait of Gibraltar and its connection with upstream conditions in the Alborán Sea

García-Lafuente, Jesús; Naranjo, Cristina; Sammartino, Simone; Sánchez-Garrido, José C.; Delgado, Javier

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-195-2017

Articles | Volume 13, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-195-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-195-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 2

Research article

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24 Mar 2017

Research article |

| 24 Mar 2017

The Mediterranean outflow in the Strait of Gibraltar and its connection with upstream conditions in the Alborán Sea

Jesús García-Lafuente, Cristina Naranjo, Simone Sammartino, José C. Sánchez-Garrido, and Javier Delgado

Data sets

ADCP current profiles and conductivity and temperature collected at two points of Camarinal Sill, Strait of Gibraltar J. García Lafuente, J. C. Sánchez Garrido, C. Naranjo, and S. Sammartino https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.864967

Short summary

This study shows the influence of the Western Alboran circulation on the composition of the outflow through the Strait of Gibraltar, which is mainly composed by intermediate and Deep Mediterranean Water. While the effect of the gyre in the deep water proportion was already reported, the effect on the intermediate flow has not been addressed yet. The size of the gyre was compared with the characteristic of the outflow in the strait. Results show the intermediate flow benefits from a weak gyre.