2021
DOI: 10.3390/su13116371
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The Tyrrhenian Sea Circulation: A Review of Recent Work

Abstract: Knowledge about marine circulation and its variability is a basic requirement for the correct management of activities aimed at exploiting marine resources and for the prevention and eventual mitigation of the risks involved. The activities of the Marine Hazard Project, to which this special number of Sustainability is dedicated, focus on geothermal resources connected with some submerged volcanic systems located in the Tyrrhenian Sea. This sea hosts delicate coastal and marine ecosystems, and is characterized… Show more

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“…Interpreting the above results is challenging, given the low number of sampling sites, especially in cold months, and their uneven geographical distribution along the Italian coast. Therefore, we limit ourselves to observe that, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, the salinity of the shallower water mass (0-150 m) follows the same latitudinal trend that we observed for the PAH concentration in mussels, passing from 36.2 psu in the southern region to 38.4 in the northern [73]; salinity superior or equal to 37 psu has been shown to slow down the degradation of PAH molecules [64]. Moreover, water circulation in the Tyrrhenian Sea is dominated by a wide cyclonic path that enters the basin through the Sardinia Channel and flows along the Sicilian and Italian coasts [73].…”
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“…Interpreting the above results is challenging, given the low number of sampling sites, especially in cold months, and their uneven geographical distribution along the Italian coast. Therefore, we limit ourselves to observe that, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, the salinity of the shallower water mass (0-150 m) follows the same latitudinal trend that we observed for the PAH concentration in mussels, passing from 36.2 psu in the southern region to 38.4 in the northern [73]; salinity superior or equal to 37 psu has been shown to slow down the degradation of PAH molecules [64]. Moreover, water circulation in the Tyrrhenian Sea is dominated by a wide cyclonic path that enters the basin through the Sardinia Channel and flows along the Sicilian and Italian coasts [73].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 68%
“…Therefore, we limit ourselves to observe that, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, the salinity of the shallower water mass (0-150 m) follows the same latitudinal trend that we observed for the PAH concentration in mussels, passing from 36.2 psu in the southern region to 38.4 in the northern [73]; salinity superior or equal to 37 psu has been shown to slow down the degradation of PAH molecules [64]. Moreover, water circulation in the Tyrrhenian Sea is dominated by a wide cyclonic path that enters the basin through the Sardinia Channel and flows along the Sicilian and Italian coasts [73]. Thereby, it could be that mussels at more northerly latitudes are affected not only by local input of contaminants, but also by the substances that currents catch along their path.…”
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confidence: 68%
“…Moreover, in the deepest layer, the circulation results from the interaction between the currents along the water column and the bottom topography on both the canyon areas. The AW, entering at the surface through the Strait of Gibraltar, flows eastwards in the upper layer of the Mediterranean and mix with ambient waters forming the Modified Atlantic Water (MAW); the LIW forms in the Levantine basin due to the strong evaporation effect; it sinks and enters the lower layers of the Tyrrhenian Sea (~400–500 m) through the Straits of Sicily (Iacono et al, 2021). In the area of Cuma canyon, during the winter season, a prevailing influence of the AW stream determines both an anticyclonic structure flowing towards the coastal zone and a cyclonic one affecting the offshore zone, whereas during our summer sampling period, the flow pattern between the surface and 10 m depth is controlled by the significant interactions between the coastal circulation and the large scale flow.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The physical dynamic in the areas of both the sampling sites are influenced by large-scale processes due to both AW and LIW circula- the Straits of Sicily (Iacono et al, 2021). In the area of Cuma canyon, during the winter season, a prevailing influence of the AW stream determines both an anticyclonic structure flowing towards the coastal zone and a cyclonic one affecting the offshore zone, whereas during our summer sampling period, the flow pattern between the surface and 10 m depth is controlled by the significant interactions between the coastal circulation and the large scale flow.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
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