Eastern-Mediterranean ventilation variability during sapropel S1 formation, evaluated at two sites influenced by deep-water formation from Adriatic and Aegean Seas

A Filippidi, MV Triantaphyllou, GJ De Lange - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Present-day bottom-water ventilation in the Eastern Mediterranean basin occurs through
deep-water convection originating from the two marginal basins, ie Adriatic and Aegean …

[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 …

Rapid response to climate change in a marginal sea

K Schroeder, J Chiggiato, SA Josey, M Borghini… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract The Mediterranean Sea is a mid-latitude marginal sea, particularly responsive to
climate change as reported by recent studies. The Sicily Channel is a choke point …

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 …

Dense intermediate water outflow from the C retan S ea: A salinity driven, recurrent phenomenon, connected to thermohaline circulation changes

D Velaoras, G Krokos, K Nittis… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Data collected from different platforms in the Cretan Sea during the 2000s decade present
evidence of gradually increasing salinity in the intermediate and deep intermediate layers …

Phytoplankton dynamics and bloom formation in the oligotrophic Eastern Mediterranean: Field studies in the Aegean, Levantine and Ionian seas

I Varkitzi, S Psarra, G Assimakopoulou… - Deep Sea Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study attempts to elucidate the dynamics of phytoplankton biomass (as Chl-a),
productivity, community structure and bloom formation in different regions of the oligotrophic …

Modes of the BiOS-driven Adriatic Sea thermohaline variability

C Denamiel, I Tojčić, P Pranić, I Vilibić - Climate dynamics, 2022 - Springer
In this study the impact of the Adriatic-Ionian Bimodal Oscillating System (BiOS) on the
interannual to decadal variability of the Adriatic Sea thermohaline circulation is quantified …

Hydrography of the Eastern Mediterranean basin derived from argo floats profile data

D Kassis, G Korres - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract As the Eastern Mediterranean integrates different sub-basins with important
hydrological features, during recent decades it has often become a target of study by the …

The carbonate system of the Eastern-most Mediterranean Sea, Levantine Sub-basin: Variations and drivers

AER Hassoun, M Fakhri, M Abboud-Abi Saab… - Deep Sea Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
The carbonate system is a vital buffering system that controls the pH of seawater and
maintains a healthy environment for marine organisms. As concerns regarding the fate of …