The monsoon circulation of the Indian Ocean

FA Schott, JP McCreary Jr - Progress in Oceanography, 2001 - Elsevier
In this paper, we review observations, theory and model results on the monsoon circulation
of the Indian Ocean. We begin with a general overview, discussing wind-stress forcing fields …

Exponential increase of plastic burial in mangrove sediments as a major plastic sink

C Martin, F Baalkhuyur, L Valluzzi, V Saderne… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Sequestration of plastics in sediments is considered the ultimate sink of marine plastic
pollution that would justify unexpectedly low loads found in surface waters. Here, we …

Toxicological risks on the human health of populations living around the Mediterranean Sea linked to the invasion of non-indigenous marine species from the Red …

R Bédry, L De Haro, Y Bentur, N Senechal, BS Galil - Toxicon, 2021 - Elsevier
The Mediterranean region is, by far, a prime travel destination, having hosted more than 330
million tourists in 2016, mostly for seaside holidays. A greatly increased influx of …

Enabling a large-scale assessment of litter along Saudi Arabian red sea shores by combining drones and machine learning

C Martin, Q Zhang, D Zhai, X Zhang, CM Duarte - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Beach litter assessments rely on time inefficient and high human cost protocols, mining the
attainment of global beach litter estimates. Here we show the application of an emerging …

Introduction to the Red Sea: its origin, structure, and environment

NMA Rasul, ICF Stewart, ZA Nawab - … and environment of a young ocean …, 2015 - Springer
This introduction gives a brief summary of the main features of the Red Sea and its
surroundings, including the topography and bathymetry, the geology and geophysics, as …

An oceanic general circulation model (OGCM) investigation of the Red Sea circulation: 2. Three‐dimensional circulation in the Red Sea

SS Sofianos, WE Johns - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The three‐dimensional circulation of the Red Sea is studied using a set of Miami Isopycnic
Coordinate Ocean Model (MICOM) simulations. The model performance is tested against …

Direct observations of seasonal exchange through the Bab el Mandab Strait

SP Murray, W Johns - Geophysical Research Letters, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
The exchange flow between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden‐Indian Ocean through the
Bab el Mandab Strait was measured continuously for 10 months, June 1995–March 1996 …

Heat and freshwater budgets in the Red Sea from direct observations at Bab el Mandeb

SS Sofianos, WE Johns, SP Murray - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical …, 2002 - Elsevier
Direct oceanographic observations at the strait of Bab el Mandeb, which connects the Red
Sea with the Indian Ocean, are used to estimate the heat and freshwater budgets of the Red …

Chemical oceanography of the Persian Gulf

PG Brewer, D Dyrssen - Progress in oceanography, 1985 - Elsevier
Measurements of basic hydrographic properties, nutrient elements, alkalinity and total
carbon dioxide were made in the Persian Gulf in February and March 1977, on RV Atlantis II …

Seasonal overturning circulation in the Red Sea: 1. Model validation and summer circulation

F Yao, I Hoteit, LJ Pratt, AS Bower… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The overturning circulation in the Red Sea exhibits a distinct seasonally reversing pattern
and is studied using high‐resolution MIT general circulation model simulations. In the first …