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Ayata, Sakina-dorothee; Irisson, Jean-olivier; Aubert, Anais; Berline, Leo; Dutay, Jean-claude; Mayot, Nicolas; Nieblas, Anne-elise; D'Ortenzio, Fabrizio; Palmieri, Julien; Reygondeau, Gabriel; Rossi, Vincent; Guieu, Cecile. |
Regionalisation aims at delimiting provinces within which physical conditions, chemical properties, and biological communities are reasonably homogeneous. This article proposes a synthesis of the many recent regionalisations of the open-sea regions of the Mediterranean Sea. The nine studies considered here defined regions based on different, and sometimes complementary, criteria: dynamics of surface chlorophyll concentration, ocean currents, three-dimensional hydrological and biogeochemical properties, or the distribution of organisms. Although they identified different numbers and patterns of homogeneous regions, their compilation in the epipelagic zone identifies nine consensus frontiers, eleven consensus regions with relatively homogeneous conditions,... |
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Palavras-chave: Mediterranean Sea; Regionalisation; Biogeochemistry; Circulation; Mesoscale features; Epipelagic ocean; Management; Spatial planning. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00405/51673/52221.pdf |
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Herraiz-borreguero, Laura; Rintoul, Stephen R.. |
Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) is formed by deep mixing on the equatorward side of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. The subduction and export of SAMW from the Southern Ocean play an important role in global heat, freshwater, carbon, and nutrient budgets. However, the formation process and variability of SAMW remain poorly understood, largely because of a lack of observations. To determine the temporal variability of SAMW in the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean, we used a 15 year time series of repeat expendable bathythermograph sections from 1993 to 2007, seven repeat conductivity-temperature-depth sections from 1991 to 2001, and sea surface height maps. The mean temperature of the SAMW lies between 8.5 degrees C and 9.5 degrees C (mean of 8.8... |
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Palavras-chave: Subantarctic Mode Water; Subantarctic Front; Mesoscale features; Water mass variability; Southern Ocean. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00253/36385/34926.pdf |
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