Characterization of the Atlantic Water and Levantine Intermediate Water in the Mediterranean Sea using 20 years of Argo data

Characterization of the Atlantic Water and Levantine Intermediate Water in the Mediterranean Sea using 20 years of Argo data

Atlantic Water (AW) and Levantine Intermediate Water (LIW) are important water masses that play a crucial role in the internal variability of the Mediterranean thermohaline circulation. To be more specific, their variability and interaction, along with other water masses that characterize the Medite...

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Published in:Ocean science Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 129 - 142
Main Authors: Fedele, Giusy, Mauri, Elena, Notarstefano, Giulio, Poulain, Pierre Marie
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 26-01-2022
Copernicus Publications
Subjects:
Climate change
Datasets
Deep water
Drifters
Floats
Intermediate water
Intermediate water masses
Investigations
Marginal seas
Outflow
Salinity
Temperature trends
Temporal variability
Temporal variations
Thermohaline circulation
Trends
Water masses
Mediterranean Sea
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Summary:Atlantic Water (AW) and Levantine Intermediate Water (LIW) are important water masses that play a crucial role in the internal variability of the Mediterranean thermohaline circulation. To be more specific, their variability and interaction, along with other water masses that characterize the Mediterranean basin, such as the Western Mediterranean Deep Water (WMDW), contribute to modify the Mediterranean Outflow through the Strait of Gibraltar, and hence they may influence the stability of the global thermohaline circulation.
ISSN:1812-0792
1812-0784
1812-0792
DOI:10.5194/os-18-129-2022