Surface, intermediate, and deep-water processes and their interaction in time and space drive the major ocean circulation of the Mediterranean Sea. All major forcing mechanisms, such as surface wind forcing, buoyancy fluxes, lateral mass exchange, and deep convection determining the global oceanic circulation are present in this body of water. Deep and intermediate water masses are formed in different areas of the ocean layers and they drive the Mediterranean thermohaline cell, which further shows important analogies with the global ocean conveyor belt. The Mediterranean Sea: Temporal Variability and Spatial Patterns is a comprehensive volume that investigates the temporal and spatial variability patterns in the ocean basin.

Volume highlights include:

Discussions of state-of-the-art physical and biogeochemical properties of the Mediterranean Sea
Multiple physical ocean circulation processes, both in time and spatial scales (basin, sub-basin, and mesoscale)
How different regional phenomena in the sea influence the biogeochemistry of the basin and the ocean dynamics
Spatio-temporal variability of the surface circulation in the western Mediterranean
Deep-water variability and inter-basin interactions in the eastern Mediterranean Sea
Understanding the link between global ocean circulation patterns and the global climate

The Mediterranean Sea will be a valuable resource for geoscientists, oceanographers, and meteorologists.

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Information

Publisher

American Geophysical Union

Year

2014

ISBN

9781118847619

Edition

Topic

Physical Sciences

Subtopic

Oceanography

Cover
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Contributors
Preface
1 Introduction to The Mediterranean Sea
2 Spatiotemporal Variability of the Surface Circulation in the Western Mediterranean
3 Exchange Flow through the Strait of Gibraltar as Simulated by a σ-Coordinate Hydrostatic Model and a z-Coordinate Nonhydrostatic Model
4 Mixing in the Deep Waters of the Western Mediterranean
5 The 2009 Surface and Intermediate Circulation of the Tyrrhenian Sea as Assessed by an Operational Model
6 The Eastern Mediterranean Transient: Evidence for Similar Events Previously?
7 Deep-Water Variability and Interbasin Interactions in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
8 An Internal Mechanism Driving the Alternation of the Eastern Mediterranean Dense/Deep Water Sources
9 Thermohaline Variability and Mesoscale Dynamics Observed at the Deep-Ocean Observatory E2M3A in the Southern Adriatic Sea
Supplemental images
Index
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