The BiOS mechanism: History, theory, implications

G Civitarese, M Gačić, M Batistić, M Bensi… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past four decades, the understanding of Mediterranean oceanography has evolved
considerably. From a purely stationary view, there has been a shift to a concept that …

[HTML][HTML] Copernicus marine service ocean state report

K von Schuckmann, PY Le Traon, N Smith… - Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The oceans regulate our weather and climate from global to regional scales. They absorb
over 90% of accumulated heat in the climate system (IPCC Citation 2013) and over a quarter …

A new assessment of the circulation of Atlantic and Intermediate Waters in the Eastern Mediterranean

C Estournel, P Marsaleix, C Ulses - Progress in Oceanography, 2021 - Elsevier
A simulation of the Mediterranean circulation between 2011 and 2020 at a resolution of 3–4
km in the Eastern basin was compared to vertical profiles and horizontal distributions of …

Dissolved oxygen variability in the Mediterranean Sea

AM Mavropoulou, V Vervatis, S Sofianos - Journal of Marine Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
The interannual variability and the mechanisms controlling the dissolved oxygen
concentration in the Mediterranean Sea were investigated through generating gridded fields …

Dynamics and causalities of atmospheric and oceanic data identified by complex networks and Granger causality analysis

AK Charakopoulos, GA Katsouli… - Physica A: Statistical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding the underlying processes and extracting detailed characteristics of
spatiotemporal dynamics of ocean and atmosphere as well as their interaction is of …

[HTML][HTML] Dense Water Formation Variability in the Aegean Sea from 1947 to 2023

M Potiris, IG Mamoutos, E Tragou, V Zervakis, D Kassis… - Oceans, 2024 - mdpi.com
The formation of dense water in the Aegean Sea is important as it affects the deep
circulation and the hydrography of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. In this study, the …

Water masses and hydrography during April and June 2016 in the Cretan Sea and Cretan passage (eastern Mediterranean Sea)

D Velaoras, VP Papadopoulos, H Kontoyiannis… - Deep Sea Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Two successive cruises in the Cretan Sea and Cretan Passage (West Levantine basin)
during April and June 2016 surveyed the physical characteristics of the water masses in …

On the salinity structure in the South Adriatic as derived from float and glider observations in 2013–2016

Z Kokkini, E Mauri, R Gerin, PM Poulain… - Deep Sea Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Between 2013 and 2016 a drastic change in the vertical salinity structure in the South
Adriatic Pit was recorded by Argo floats and ocean gliders. The analysis revealed that high …

Sources of the Levantine intermediate water in winter 2019

V Taillandier, F D'Ortenzio, L Prieur… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climatic changes and interannual variability in the Mediterranean overturning circulation are
crucially linked to dense water formation in the Levantine Sea, namely the Levantine …

Cost and value of multidisciplinary fixed-point ocean observatories

L Cristini, RS Lampitt, V Cardin, E Delory, P Haugan… - Marine policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Sustained ocean observations are crucial to understand both natural processes occurring in
the ocean and human influence on the marine ecosystems. The information they provide …