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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-129-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-129-2022
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26 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 26 Jan 2022

Characterization of the Atlantic Water and Levantine Intermediate Water in the Mediterranean Sea using 20 years of Argo data

Giusy Fedele, Elena Mauri, Giulio Notarstefano, and Pierre Marie Poulain

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Atlantic Water (AW) and Levantine Intermediate Water (LIW) are important water masses that play a crucial role in the internal variability of the Mediterranean thermohaline circulation. This work aims to characterize the inter-basin and inter-annual variability of AW and LIW in the Mediterranean Sea, taking advantage of the large observational dataset provided by Argo floats from 2001 to 2019. A clear salinification and warming trend characterizes AW and LIW over the last 2 decades.