Variability of the large scale general circulation of the Mediterranean Sea from observations and modelling: a review

N Pinardi, E Masetti - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2000 - Elsevier
In this paper we present an overview of the most recent findings about the Mediterranean
Sea present-day circulation structure. Both historical observations and numerical model …

The Mediterranean Sea system: a review and an introduction to the special issue

T Tanhua, D Hainbucher, K Schroeder, V Cardin… - Ocean …, 2013 - os.copernicus.org
The Mediterranean Sea is a semi-enclosed sea characterized by high salinities,
temperatures and densities. The net evaporation exceeds the precipitation, driving an anti …

Mediterranean Sea large-scale low-frequency ocean variability and water mass formation rates from 1987 to 2007: A retrospective analysis

N Pinardi, M Zavatarelli, M Adani, G Coppini… - Progress in …, 2015 - Elsevier
We describe a synthesis of the Mediterranean Sea circulation structure and dynamics from a
23-year-long reanalysis of the ocean circulation carried out by Adani et al.(2011). This …

Marine bioinvasions in the Mediterranean Sea–history, distribution and ecology

G Rilov, B Galil - Biological invasions in marine ecosystems: ecological …, 2009 - Springer
The Mediterranean Sea is in many ways a unique body of water. It is small, but deep
compared to other bodies of water of its size, and for its size (0.82% in surface area of the …

The role of the North Aegean in triggering the recent Eastern Mediterranean climatic changes

V Zervakis, D Georgopoulos… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Drastic changes have occurred in the vertical structure of the deep waters of the eastern
Mediterranean in the early 1990s, as dense water of Aegean origin has displaced lighter …

Modeling the Mediterranean Sea interannual variability during 1961–2000: focus on the Eastern Mediterranean Transient

J Beuvier, F Sevault, M Herrmann… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This work is dedicated to the study of the climate variability of the Mediterranean Sea, in
particular the study of the Eastern Mediterranean Transient (EMT) which occurred in the …

Climate dynamics in the borderlands of the Aegean Sea during formation of sapropel S1 deduced from a marine pollen record

U Kotthoff, J Pross, UC Müller, O Peyron… - Quaternary Science …, 2008 - Elsevier
To unravel the climatic and environmental dynamics in the borderlands of the Aegean Sea
during the early and middle Holocene, and notably for the interval of sapropel S1 (S1) …

Simulation of the Mediterranean Sea circulation from 1979 to 1993: Part I. The interannual variability

E Demirov, N Pinardi - Journal of Marine Systems, 2002 - Elsevier
The interannual variability of the Mediterranean (MED) circulation from 1979 to 1993 is
studied with a 1° 8× 1° 8 resolution OGCM. The surface forcing used is 6 hourly ECMWF …

Recent sea level change in the Mediterranean Sea revealed by Topex/Poseidon satellite altimetry

A Cazenave, C Cabanes, K Dominh… - Geophysical research …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Using altimetry data of the Topex/Poseidon satellite available since early 1993, we show
that the eastern Mediterranean sea level has been continuously rising during 1993–1999, at …

Changes in the heat and freshwater forcing of the eastern Mediterranean and their influence on deep water formation

SA Josey - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Anomalies in the air‐sea heat and freshwater forcing of the eastern Mediterranean are
related to observations of deep water formation in the Aegean Sea between 1987 and 1995 …