Articles | Volume 21, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1641-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1641-2025
Research article
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01 Aug 2025
Research article |  | 01 Aug 2025

Statistical analysis of ocean currents in the eastern Mediterranean

Yosef Ashkenazy, Hezi Gildor, and Aviv Solodoch

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Mediterranean Sea Physical reanalysis (CMEMS MED-currents) R. Escudier et al. https://doi.org/10.25423/CMCC/MEDSEA_MULTIYEAR_PHY_006_004_E3R1

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Short summary
We studied ocean currents in the eastern Mediterranean near Israel's coast (2016–2024) across depths of up to 1.3 km. The generalized gamma distribution best matched current-speed data. The speed increment time series fit a stretched exponential distribution better than a normal distribution. Comparisons with high-resolution and regional general circulation models showed discrepancies, highlighting the need to refine the models for better extreme current-speed event predictions.
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