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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-1003-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-1003-2024
Research article
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15 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 15 Aug 2024

Internal and forced ocean variability in the Mediterranean Sea

Roberta Benincasa, Giovanni Liguori, Nadia Pinardi, and Hans von Storch

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Ocean dynamics result from the interplay of internal processes and external inputs, primarily from the atmosphere. It is crucial to discern between these factors to gauge the ocean's intrinsic predictability and to be able to attribute a signal under study to either external factors or internal variability. Employing a simple analysis, we successfully characterized this variability in the Mediterranean Sea and compared it with the oceanic response induced by atmospheric conditions.
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