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Regional circulation patterns of Mediterranean Outflow Water near the Iberian and African continental slopes
Álvaro de Pascual-Collar
Puertos del Estado, Avenida del Partenón 10, 28042 Madrid, Spain
Nologin, Avda. De Ranillas 1D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
Marcos G. Sotillo
Puertos del Estado, Avenida del Partenón 10, 28042 Madrid, Spain
Bruno Levier
Mercator Ocean, 8–10 Rue Hermès, 31520 Ramonville Saint-Agne, France
Roland Aznar
Puertos del Estado, Avenida del Partenón 10, 28042 Madrid, Spain
Nologin, Avda. De Ranillas 1D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
Pablo Lorente
Puertos del Estado, Avenida del Partenón 10, 28042 Madrid, Spain
Nologin, Avda. De Ranillas 1D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
Arancha Amo-Baladrón
Puertos del Estado, Avenida del Partenón 10, 28042 Madrid, Spain
Nologin, Avda. De Ranillas 1D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul
Puertos del Estado, Avenida del Partenón 10, 28042 Madrid, Spain
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Short summary
The Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW) is a dense water mass originated in the Gibraltar Straight. The CMEMS IBI ocean reanalysis is used to provide a detailed view of the circulation and mixing processes of MOW near the Iberian and African Continental slopes. This work emphasizes the relevance of the complex bathymetric features defining the circulation and variability processes of MOW in this region.
The Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW) is a dense water mass originated in the Gibraltar...
