About the seasonal and fortnightly variabilities of the Mediterranean outflow
CTD time series from the HYDRO-CHANGES programme and INGRES projects have been collected simultaneously (2004–2008) on the shelf of Morocco and at the sills of Camarinal and Espartel in the strait of Gibraltar. They provide information that supports results recently obtained from the analysis of the...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:os9447 2023-05-15T17:32:18+02:00 About the seasonal and fortnightly variabilities of the Mediterranean outflow Millot, C. Garcia-Lafuente, J. 2018-01-15 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/os-7-421-2011 https://os.copernicus.org/articles/7/421/2011/ eng eng doi:10.5194/os-7-421-2011 https://os.copernicus.org/articles/7/421/2011/ eISSN: 1812-0792 Text 2018 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/os-7-421-2011 2020-07-20T16:26:07Z CTD time series from the HYDRO-CHANGES programme and INGRES projects have been collected simultaneously (2004–2008) on the shelf of Morocco and at the sills of Camarinal and Espartel in the strait of Gibraltar. They provide information that supports results recently obtained from the analysis of the two former time series, as well as from a reanalysis of GIBEX CTD profiles (1985–1986). The outflow of Mediterranean Waters, which does not show a clear seasonal variability before entering the strait, strongly mixes within the strait, due mainly to the internal tide, with the seasonally variable inflow of Atlantic Water. The outflow thus gets marked seasonal and fortnightly variabilities within the strait. Furthermore, since the outflowing waters entering the strait display marked spatial heterogeneity and long-term temporal variabilities, accurately predicting the characteristics of the Mediterranean outflow into the North Atlantic Ocean appears almost impossible. Text North Atlantic Copernicus Publications: E-Journals Ocean Science 7 3 421 428 |
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CTD time series from the HYDRO-CHANGES programme and INGRES projects have been collected simultaneously (2004–2008) on the shelf of Morocco and at the sills of Camarinal and Espartel in the strait of Gibraltar. They provide information that supports results recently obtained from the analysis of the two former time series, as well as from a reanalysis of GIBEX CTD profiles (1985–1986). The outflow of Mediterranean Waters, which does not show a clear seasonal variability before entering the strait, strongly mixes within the strait, due mainly to the internal tide, with the seasonally variable inflow of Atlantic Water. The outflow thus gets marked seasonal and fortnightly variabilities within the strait. Furthermore, since the outflowing waters entering the strait display marked spatial heterogeneity and long-term temporal variabilities, accurately predicting the characteristics of the Mediterranean outflow into the North Atlantic Ocean appears almost impossible. |
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