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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-1051-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-1051-2024
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29 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 29 Aug 2024

The characteristics of tides and their effects on the general circulation of the Mediterranean Sea

Bethany McDonagh, Emanuela Clementi, Anna Chiara Goglio, and Nadia Pinardi

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Tides in the Mediterranean Sea are typically of low amplitude, but twin experiments with and without tides demonstrate that tides affect the circulation directly at scales away from those of the tides. Analysis of the energy changes due to tides shows that they enhance existing oscillations, and internal tides interact with other internal waves. Tides also increase the mixed layer depth and enhance deep water formation in key regions. Internal tides are widespread in the Mediterranean Sea.