Dinocyst assemblages and water surface conditions in the Sea of Marmara during MIS 6 and 5 from two long cores

SAG Leroy, P Henry, F Marret, C Paillès, L Licari… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sea of Marmara is the connection between the vast Black Sea-Caspian Sea
basin (Pontocaspian) and the Global Ocean via the Mediterranean Sea. Its water levels and …

A review of the morphology, physical processes and deposits of modern straits

RW Dalrymple - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This study reviews the morphology, hydrodynamics and sedimentology of 33 modern straits,
including examples from diverse tectonic and climatic settings. Strait morphology ranges …

Detection of mucilage phenomenon in the Sea of Marmara by using multi-scale satellite data

A Tuzcu Kokal, N Olgun, N Musaoğlu - Environmental Monitoring and …, 2022 - Springer
Marine mucilage outbreaks occurred in the Sea of Marmara in 2021 which severely affected
the marine ecosystem. The thick mucilage blankets with different colors became a public …

Cascading ocean basins: numerical simulations of the circulation and interbasin exchange in the Azov-Black-Marmara-Mediterranean Seas system

EV Stanev, S Grashorn, YJ Zhang - Ocean Dynamics, 2017 - Springer
In this paper, we use the unstructured grid model SCHISM to simulate the
thermohydrodynamics in a chain of baroclinic, interconnected basins. The model shows a …

The tephra record from the Sea of Marmara for the last ca. 70 ka and its palaeoceanographic implications

MN Çağatay, S Wulf, Ü Sancar, A Özmaral, L Vidal… - Marine Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
We report the results of tephrochronological studies on marine cores from the eastern and
western part of the Sea of Marmara extending back to early MIS-4. Glass shard compositions …

Late Pleistocene–Holocene evolution of the northern shelf of the Sea of Marmara

MN Çağatay, K Eriş, WBF Ryan, Ü Sancar, A Polonia… - Marine Geology, 2009 - Elsevier
Chirp sub-bottom profiling, multibeam bathymetric mapping and a combination of faunal and
isotopic analysis of molluscs and foraminifera in sediment cores on the northern shelf of the …

The last reconnection of the Marmara Sea (Turkey) to the World Ocean: A paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic perspective

CMG McHugh, D Gurung, L Giosan, WBF Ryan, Y Mart… - Marine Geology, 2008 - Elsevier
During the late glacial, marine isotope Stage 2, the Marmara Sea transformed into a
brackish lake as global sea-level fell below the sill in the Dardanelles Strait. A record of the …

Modelling present and future climate in the Mediterranean Sea: a focus on sea-level change

G Sannino, A Carillo, R Iacono, E Napolitano… - Climate Dynamics, 2022 - Springer
We present results of three simulations of the Mediterranean Sea climate: a hindcast, a
historical run, and a RCP8. 5 scenario simulation reaching the year 2100. The simulations …

The geomorphological regions of Turkey

C Kuzucuoğlu, A Çiner, N Kazancı - Landscapes and landforms of Turkey, 2019 - Springer
The core of Turkey's land is the Anatolian Peninsula, which is surrounded by several seas
(Mediterranean, Aegean, Marmara and Black Sea). Offering a high variety of morphological …

Understanding tidal mixing at the Strait of Gibraltar: A high-resolution model approach

NM Gonzalez, R Waldman, G Sannino… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow and shallow channel that controls the
Mediterranean Sea thermohaline and biogeochemical balances. Strong tidal currents …