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| Sparnocchia, S; Picco, P; Manzella, Gmr; Ribotti, A; Copello, S; Brasey, P. |
| Observations carried out in the Ligurian Sea in February 1969 during the MedOc experiment permitted the identification of a dense water formation episode. A new experiment was conducted in the same area during 1991 in the framework of the PRIMO programme. Water temperature, salinity and vertical velocities were measured using a CTD probe and ADCPs. The data have shown the formation of dense water with temperature and salinity properties significantly different from those found during the MedOc experiment. In 1969, strong cold winds caused the mixing and cooling of the water column to a depth of 1200 m. In 1991, the surface forcings were not strong enough to erode the stratification from the surface to the bottom, and the dense water formed found its... |
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| Ano: 1995 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00096/20769/18395.pdf |
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| Lehucher, Pm; Beautier, L; Chartier, M; Martel, F; Mortier, L; Brehmer, P; Millot, C; Alberola, C; Benzhora, M; Taupierletage, I; Dhieres, Gc; Didelle, H; Gleizon, P; Obaton, D; Crepon, M; Herbaut, C; Madec, G; Speich, S; Nihoul, J; Beckers, Jm; Brasseur, P; Deleersnijder, E; Djenidi, S; Font, J; Castellon, A; Garcialadona, E; Lopezgarcia, Mj; Manriquez, M; Maso, M; Salat, J; Tintore, J; Alonso, S; Gomis, D; Viudez, A; Astraldi, M; Bacciola, D; Borghini, M; Dellamico, F; Galli, C; Lazzoni, E; Gasparini, Gp; Sparnocchia, S; Harzallah, A. |
| The present paper describes the major results obtained from 1989 to 1992 by the EUROMODEL group in studying the circulation in the Western Mediterranean Sea. Particular emphasis has been given to the physical processes responsible for seasonal and mesoscale variabilities. Observations (in situ and satellite), together with theoretical, physical and numerical models, have been widely used in the course of these studies. Attention has been focused on the dynamics of the northern basin (deep water formation, dynamics of the Northern Mediterranean Current, circulation and shelf/slope interaction in the Balearic Sea) and of the southern basin (Alboran Sea circulation, instabilities of the Algerian Current). The straits dynamics have been studied with particular... |
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| Ano: 1995 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00097/20776/18519.pdf |
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