Variability of water mass properties in the last two decades in the South Adriatic Sea with emphasis on the period 2006–2009

Cardín, Vanessa; Bensi, Manuel; Pacciaroni, M.

doi:10.1016/j.csr.2011.03.002

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“…The interannual formation rates match the recent estimates by Oddo and Guarnieri (2011) and by Gunduz et al (2013) There is a perfect agreement with DW volumes found by Gunduz et al (2013) and the SAd DW formation fits the observations by Cardin et al (2011). Our results also confirm the exceptional dense water formation in winter 2012 as consequence of an extreme wintertime cooling event, which produces DW volumes capable to saturate the volume of NAd, i.e.…”

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“…The surface fluxes compensate the missing intrusion of MLIW at the Strait of Otranto that becomes significant only in summer 2005 (Fig. 5) (the MLIW effect, during this period, has been also recently analyzed by Cardin et al, 2011).…”

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A study of the hydrographic conditions in the Adriatic Sea from numerical modelling and direct observations (2000–2008)

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Abstract. The inter-annual variability of Adriatic Sea hydrographic characteristics is investigated by means of numerical simulation and direct observation. The period under investigation runs from the beginning of 2000 to the end of 2008. The model used to carry out the simulation is derived from the primitive equation component of the Adriatic Forecasting System (AFS). The model is based on the Princeton Ocean Model (POM) adapted in order to reproduce the features of the Adriatic. Both numerical findings and observations agree in depicting a strong inter-annual variability in the entire Adriatic Sea and its sub-basins. Nevertheless, two model deficiencies are identified: an excessive vertical/horizontal mixing and an inaccurate representation of the thermohaline properties of the entering Mediterranean Waters. The dense water formation process has been found to be intermittent. In addition to inter-annual variability, a long-scale signal has been observed in the salinity content of the basin as a consequence of a prolonged period of reduced Po river runoff and high evaporation rates. As a result, the temperature and salinity of the northern Adriatic dense water vary considerably between the beginning and the end of the period investigated.

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“…As shown by Klein et al (2000) and Cardin et al (2011), the decrease in salinity at the intermediate level in the SA reached a minimum in 1995, after which the salinity started to increase again until 2005. It is evident from Fig.…”

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“…The Hellenic Centre of Marine Research (HCMR) provided some of the profiles obtained between 2006 and 2011 for the CS sampled during the E1M3A observatory maintenance cruises. Further infor-56 V. Cardin: Thermohaline properties in the Eastern Mediterranean mation regarding the data set used for the SA can be found in Cardin et al (2011).…”

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“…Hydrographic measurements obtained in 2003 indicate a new ventilation of the deep layers in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas (see Hainbucher et al, 2006;Manca et al, 2006;Cardin et al, 2011). The necessary preconditioning for deep convection in the Southern Adriatic (SA) and the formation of water dense enough to spread below the bottom water of EM origin were only re-established after 2005, following a salinity increase linked with the influence of EM water at intermediate levels.…”

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Thermohaline properties in the Eastern Mediterranean in the last three decades: is the basin returning to the pre-EMT situation?

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Abstract. Temperature, salinity and oxygen data collected during April and June 2011 (M84/3 and P414 cruises respectively) are analysed to derive the oceanographic characteristics of the Eastern Mediterranean (EM) basin. These observed characteristics are compared with those from previous cruises over the period 1987-2011. As a result, the interannual and decadal variability of the EM thermohaline properties are discussed in the context of the evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean Transient (EMT) and of the general circulation of the basin. We found that the state of the EM is still far from the pre-EMT conditions, though the 2011 results possibly indicate a slow return to this status. In particular, a comparison between thermohaline property evolution deriving from interannual variability of the preconditioning and air-sea interaction (heat fluxes) in the South Adriatic and the Cretan Seas reveals aspects of the alternation of the two dense water sources (Adriatic and Aegean) during the last three decades, which have strong implications for the hydrographic characteristics of the intermediate and deep layers of the Ionian and Levantine basins.

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Variability of water mass properties in the last two decades in the South Adriatic Sea with emphasis on the period 2006–2009

Cited by 61 publications

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River runoff influences on the Central Mediterranean overturning circulation

River runoff influences on the Central Mediterranean overturning circulation

A study of the hydrographic conditions in the Adriatic Sea from numerical modelling and direct observations (2000–2008)

Thermohaline properties in the Eastern Mediterranean in the last three decades: is the basin returning to the pre-EMT situation?

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