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Hydrography and circulation west of Sardinia in June 2014
Michaela Knoll
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schiffe und Marinewaffen, Maritime
Technologie und Forschung (WTD71),Berliner Straße 115, 24340
Eckernförde, Germany
Ines Borrione
NATO Science and Technology Organization, Centre for Maritime Research
and Experimentation (CMRE),
Viale San Bartolomeo 400, 19126 La Spezia, Italy
Heinz-Volker Fiekas
Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schiffe und Marinewaffen, Maritime
Technologie und Forschung (WTD71),Berliner Straße 115, 24340
Eckernförde, Germany
Andreas Funk
Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schiffe und Marinewaffen, Maritime
Technologie und Forschung (WTD71),Berliner Straße 115, 24340
Eckernförde, Germany
Michael P. Hemming
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (COAS), School of
Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
(UEA), Norwich Research
Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris,
France
Jan Kaiser
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (COAS), School of
Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
(UEA), Norwich Research
Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
Reiner Onken
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Centre for Materials and Coastal
Research (HZG), Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
Bastien Queste
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (COAS), School of
Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
(UEA), Norwich Research
Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
Aniello Russo
NATO Science and Technology Organization, Centre for Maritime Research
and Experimentation (CMRE),
Viale San Bartolomeo 400, 19126 La Spezia, Italy
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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 7567–7585, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-7567-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-7567-2013, 2013
H. Mihanović, I. Vilibić, S. Carniel, M. Tudor, A. Russo, A. Bergamasco, N. Bubić, Z. Ljubešić, D. Viličić, A. Boldrin, V. Malačič, M. Celio, C. Comici, and F. Raicich
Ocean Sci., 9, 561–572, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-9-561-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-9-561-2013, 2013
K. Castro-Morales, N. Cassar, D. R. Shoosmith, and J. Kaiser
Biogeosciences, 10, 2273–2291, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-2273-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-2273-2013, 2013
I. Borrione and R. Schlitzer
Biogeosciences, 10, 217–231, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-217-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-217-2013, 2013
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Approach: In situ Observations | Depth range: All Depths | Geographical range: Mediterranean Sea | Phenomena: Temperature, Salinity and Density Fields
High-resolution observations in the western Mediterranean Sea: the REP14-MED experiment
The Mediterranean outflow in the Strait of Gibraltar and its connection with upstream conditions in the Alborán Sea
Thermohaline properties in the Eastern Mediterranean in the last three decades: is the basin returning to the pre-EMT situation?
Qualified temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen climatologies in a changing Adriatic Sea
Hydrographic situation during cruise M84/3 and P414 (spring 2011) in the Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea system: a review and an introduction to the special issue
Long-term monitoring programme of the hydrological variability in the Mediterranean Sea: a first overview of the HYDROCHANGES network
About the seasonal and fortnightly variabilities of the Mediterranean outflow
Importance of the variability of hydrographic preconditioning for deep convection in the Gulf of Lion, NW Mediterranean
Reiner Onken, Heinz-Volker Fiekas, Laurent Beguery, Ines Borrione, Andreas Funk, Michael Hemming, Jaime Hernandez-Lasheras, Karen J. Heywood, Jan Kaiser, Michaela Knoll, Baptiste Mourre, Paolo Oddo, Pierre-Marie Poulain, Bastien Y. Queste, Aniello Russo, Kiminori Shitashima, Martin Siderius, and Elizabeth Thorp Küsel
Ocean Sci., 14, 321–335, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-321-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-321-2018, 2018
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In June 2014, high-resolution oceanographic data were collected in the
western Mediterranean Sea by two research vessels, 11 gliders, moored
instruments, drifters, and one profiling float. The objective
of this article is to provide an overview of the data set which
is utilised by various ongoing studies, focusing on (i) water masses and circulation, (ii) operational forecasting, (iii) data assimilation, (iv) variability of the ocean, and (v) new payloads
for gliders.
Jesús García-Lafuente, Cristina Naranjo, Simone Sammartino, José C. Sánchez-Garrido, and Javier Delgado
Ocean Sci., 13, 195–207, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-195-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-195-2017, 2017
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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.
V. Cardin, G. Civitarese, D. Hainbucher, M. Bensi, and A. Rubino
Ocean Sci., 11, 53–66, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-53-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-53-2015, 2015
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The results of this study reveal that the thermohaline properties in the study area in 2011 lie between the thermohaline characteristics of the EMT and those of the pre-EMT phase, indicating a possible slow return towards the latter. It highlights the relationship between the hydrological property distribution of the upper layer in the Levantine basin and the alternate circulation regimes in the Ionian, which modulates the salinity distribution in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
M. Lipizer, E. Partescano, A. Rabitti, A. Giorgetti, and A. Crise
Ocean Sci., 10, 771–797, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-771-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-771-2014, 2014
D. Hainbucher, A. Rubino, V. Cardin, T. Tanhua, K. Schroeder, and M. Bensi
Ocean Sci., 10, 669–682, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-669-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-669-2014, 2014
T. Tanhua, D. Hainbucher, K. Schroeder, V. Cardin, M. Álvarez, and G. Civitarese
Ocean Sci., 9, 789–803, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-9-789-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-9-789-2013, 2013
K. Schroeder, C. Millot, L. Bengara, S. Ben Ismail, M. Bensi, M. Borghini, G. Budillon, V. Cardin, L. Coppola, C. Curtil, A. Drago, B. El Moumni, J. Font, J. L. Fuda, J. García-Lafuente, G. P. Gasparini, H. Kontoyiannis, D. Lefevre, P. Puig, P. Raimbault, G. Rougier, J. Salat, C. Sammari, J. C. Sánchez Garrido, A. Sanchez-Roman, S. Sparnocchia, C. Tamburini, I. Taupier-Letage, A. Theocharis, M. Vargas-Yáñez, and A. Vetrano
Ocean Sci., 9, 301–324, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-9-301-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-9-301-2013, 2013
C. Millot and J. Garcia-Lafuente
Ocean Sci., 7, 421–428, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-7-421-2011, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-7-421-2011, 2011
L. Grignon, D. A. Smeed, H. L. Bryden, and K. Schroeder
Ocean Sci., 6, 573–586, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-573-2010, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-6-573-2010, 2010
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The hydrography and circulation west of Sardinia, observed in June 2014 during REP14-MED by means of various measuring platforms, are presented and compared with previous knowledge. So far, the circulation of this area is not well-known and the hydrography is subject to long-term changes. The different water masses are characterized and temporal changes are emphasized. The observed eddies are specified and geostrophic transports in the upper ocean are presented.
The hydrography and circulation west of Sardinia, observed in June 2014 during REP14-MED by...
