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| Sellschopp, J; Onken, R. |
| Two lenses of cold water with core temperature 12.5 degrees C were observed in the central Ionian Sea between the thermocline and the salinity maximum due to Levantine Intermediate Water. The estimated salinity in the lenses is 37.8. The relevance of the observation is assured by the high number of expendable probes deployed. The lens diameters are estimated at 30 km. Analogy with a less spectacular feature contained in oceanographic measurements in the following year implies that the lenses rotate clockwise. The cold water lenses originate from the Adriatic Sea with a generation mechanism equivalent to meddy formation at the Iberian peninsula (eddy of Mediterranean water in the Atlantic Ocean). Year to year differences in cold lens generation are expected... |
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Palavras-chave: Masse d'eau; Lentille; Meddy; Ionienne; Adriatique; Water mass; Lens; Meddy; Ionian; Adriatic. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00324/43568/44049.pdf |
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| Onken, R; Sellschopp, J. |
| The investigation is based on data collected between the eastern Algerian Basin and the Strait of Sicily and in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea. The major pathways of water masses are identified by the core method and geostrophic currents are derived from the objectively analysed density field. Between the Sardinia Channel and the Strait of Sicily, the large-scale circulation of Modified Atlantic Water and Winter Intermediate Water is found to be cyclonic. Inflow into the gyre occurs via the Sardinia Channel by means of a boundary current attached to the Algerian coast, and from the northern Tyrrhenian. The outflow is accomplished via the Strait of S;icily and to the Tyrrhenian. The Levantine intermediate water flow resembles that of Modified Atlantic... |
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Palavras-chave: Méditerranée; Bassin algérien; Masses dˈeau; Mediterranean; Algerian Basin; Water masses. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00322/43361/42854.pdf |
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