Oil spills may have devastating effects on marine ecosystems, public health, the economy,
and coastal communities. As a consequence, scientific literature contains various up-to-date …

Storm Gloria (January 19–24, 2020) hit the NW Mediterranean Sea with heavy rainfall,
strong easterly winds, and very high waves, causing structural damages and 13 fatalities …

In the Mediterranean sea the risk from oil spill pollution is high due to the heavy traffic of
merchant vessels for transporting oil and gas, especially after the recent enlargement of the …

Abstract The Mistral and Tramontane are important wind phenomena that occur over
southern France and the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Both winds travel through …

Intermittent wind-driven coastal upwelling and downwelling are ubiquitous processes that
drive a large part of the high frequency variability of coastal hydrography, with potential …

In numerical ocean modeling, dynamical downscaling is the approach consisting in
generating high-resolution regional simulations exploiting the information from coarser …

The measurement by satellite sensors of the light field backscattered from the atmosphere–
ocean system is a powerful tool to monitor marine ecosystems, carbon cycle, or water quality …

This study aims to document the effects of imposing different river runoff forcing and tidal
forcing to the dense water formation (DWF) rates and dynamics in a semi-enclosed sea. An …

Abstract The range of Ostreopsis (Dinophyceae), a taxon harmful to both human health and
ecosystems, has spread from a tropical and subtropical range of distribution to temperate …

Abstract The Northern Mediterranean Current is the return branch of the cyclonic circulation
of the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Because of geostrophic constraints, this warm and …