Natural variability has dominated Atlantic meridional overturning circulation since 1900

M Latif, J Sun, M Visbeck, M Hadi Bordbar - Nature Climate Change, 2022 - nature.com
There is debate about slowing of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a
key component of the global climate system. Some focus is on the sea surface temperature …

Sub-regional marine heat waves in the Mediterranean Sea from observations: long-term surface changes, sub-surface and coastal responses

M Juza, À Fernández-Mora, J Tintoré - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Society is facing climate-related challenges and impacts, such as marine heat wave (MHW)
events that adversely affect ecosystems, threaten economies and strengthen storms by …

A new European coastal flood database for low–medium intensity events

M Le Gal, T Fernández-Montblanc… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2023 - nhess.copernicus.org
Coastal flooding is recognized as one of the most devastating natural disasters, resulting in
significant economic losses. Therefore, hazard assessment is crucial to support …

Environmental variables and machine learning models to predict cetacean abundance in the Central-eastern Mediterranean Sea

R Maglietta, L Saccotelli, C Fanizza, V Telesca… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Although the Mediterranean Sea is a crucial hotspot in marine biodiversity, it has
been threatened by numerous anthropogenic pressures. As flagship species, Cetaceans are …

A case study of impacts of an extreme weather system on the Mediterranean Sea circulation features: Medicane Apollo (2021)

M Menna, R Martellucci, M Reale, G Cossarini… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The attention of the scientific community, policymakers, and public opinion on the
Medicanes has recently grown because of their increase in intensity and harmful potential …

Marine Heatwaves in the Mediterranean Sea: A Literature Review

S DARMARAKI, D DENAXA… - Mediterranean …, 2024 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are prolonged periods of exceptionally warm temperatures in the
ocean, which have forced profound transformations in marine biodiversity and socio …

Towards a pan-European coastal flood awareness system: Skill of extreme sea-level forecasts from the Copernicus Marine Service

M Irazoqui Apecechea, A Melet… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
European coasts are regularly exposed to severe storms that trigger extreme water-level
conditions, leading to coastal flooding and erosion. Early Warning Systems (EWS) are …

On the use of hydrodynamic modelling and random forest classifiers for the prediction of hypoxia in coastal lagoons

I Simonetti, C Lubello, L Cappietti - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Hypoxia is one of the fundamental threats to water quality globally, particularly for partially
enclosed basins with limited water renewal, such as coastal lagoons. This work proposes …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of model configuration for coastal flooding across Europe

M Le Gal, T Fernández-Montblanc, JM Perez, E Duo… - Coastal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal flooding estimation at large scale, eg pan-European is usually performed using
static method while dynamic method, in which numerical flood models are used to solve …

Marine litter tracking system: a case study with open-source technology and a citizen science-based approach

S Merlino, M Locritani, A Guarnieri, D Delrosso… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
It is well established that most of the plastic pollution found in the oceans is transported via
rivers. Unfortunately, the main processes contributing to plastic and debris displacement …