The Mediterranean Sea : temporal variability and spatial patterns / Gian Luca Eusebi Borzelli, Miroslav Gačić, Piero Lionello, Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli, editors.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Washington, D.C. : American Geophysical Union ; Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2014]
  • ©2014
Description
xi, 167 pages, 36 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm

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    Series
    Geophysical monograph ; 202. [More in this series]
    Summary note
    • "Surface, intermediate and deep water processes and their interaction in time and space drive the major ocean circulation of the Mediterranean Sea. The Mediterranean Sea is a comprehensive volume that investigates the temporal and spatial variability patterns in the ocean basin. 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 the Mediterranean Sea. 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. Volume highlights include discussions of the following: Represents state-of-the-art physical and biogeochemical properties of the Mediterranean Sea Investigates multiple physical ocean circulation processes, both in time and spatial scales (basin, sub-basin and mesoscale) Different regional phenomena in the sea influence the biogeochemistry of the basin and the ocean dynamics Examines spatio-temporal variability of the surface circulation in the Western Mediterranean Examines deep-water variability and inter-basin interactions in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea Portrays a strong understanding the global ocean circulation patterns and the global climate The Mediterranean Sea will be a valuable resource for geoscientists, oceanographers and meteorologists. "-- Provided by publisher.
    • "Represents state-of-the-art physical and biogeochemical properties of the Mediterranean Sea"-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction to The Mediterranean Sea: temporal variability and spatial patterns / Gian Luca Eusebi Borzelli, Miroslav Gačić, Piero Lionello, Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli
    • Spatiotemporal variability of the surface circulation in the western Mediterranean: a comparative study using altimetry and modeling / Ananda Pascual, Enrique Vidal-Vijande, Simón Ruiz, Samual Somot, Vassilis Papadopoulos
    • Exchange flow through the Strait of Gibraltar as simulated by a [delta]-coordinate hydrostatic model with a z-coordinate nonhydrostatic model / Gianmaria Sannino, J.C. Sánchez Garrido, L. Liberti, L. Pratt
    • Mixing in the deep waters of the western Mediterranean / Harry Bryden, Katrin Schroeder, Mireno Borghini, Anna Vetrano, Stefania Sparnocchia
    • The 2009 surface and intermediate circulation of the Tyrrhenian Sea as assessed by an operational model / E. Napolitano, R. Iacono, S. Marullo
    • The eastern Mediterranean transient: evidence for similar events previously? / Wolfgang Roether, Birgit Klein, Dagmar Hainbucher
    • Deep-water variability and interbasin interactions in the eastern Mediterranean Sea / Emin Özsoy [and nine others]
    • An internal mechanism driving the alternation of the eastern Mediterranean dense/deep water sources / Alexander Theocharis, George Krokos, Dimitris Velaoras, Gerasimos Korres / Thermohaline variability and mesoscale dynamics observed at the deep-ocean observatory E2M3A in the southern Adriatic Sea / Manuel Bensi, Vanessa Cardin, Angelo Rubino.
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    Also available in an electronic version.
    ISBN
    • 1118847342 ((hardback))
    • 9781118847343 ((hardback))
    LCCN
    2013042748
    OCLC
    867000899
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