scholarly journals Modeling the intense 2012-2013 dense water formation event in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea: Evaluation with an ensemble simulation approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 1297-1324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Waldman ◽  
Samuel Somot ◽  
Marine Herrmann ◽  
Anthony Bosse ◽  
Guy Caniaux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Simulation Approach ◽  
Ensemble Simulation ◽  
Dense Water ◽  
Water Formation ◽  
Dense Water Formation ◽  
Northwestern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Northwestern Mediterranean

scholarly journals The improvements of the ships of opportunity program in MFS-TEP

Ocean Science ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. M. R. Manzella ◽  
F. Reseghetti ◽  
G. Coppini ◽  
M. Borghini ◽  
A. Cruzado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Dense Water ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Water Formation ◽  
Dense Water Formation ◽  
Forecasting System ◽  
Opportunity Program ◽  
The Mediterranean

Abstract. The Ships Of Opportunity Program in the Mediterranean Sea was established at the end of 1999, in the framework of the Mediterranean Forecasting System – Pilot Project (MFS-PP). Many improvements have been made in data collection, transmission and management. Calibration of selected XBTs and a comparison of XBTs vs. CTDs during some research cruises have assured the quality of the data. Transmission now allows receiving data in full resolution by using GSM or satellite telecommunication services; management is offering access to high quality data and view services. The effects of technological and methodological improvements in the observing system are assessed in terms of capability to represent the most important circulation features. The improved methodologies have been tested during the Mediterranean Forecasting System – Toward Environmental Prediction (MFS-TEP) – Targeted Operational Period (MFS-TOP), lasting from September 2004 to February 2005. In spite of the short period of measurements, several important aspects of the Mediterranean Sea circulation have been verified, such as eddies and gyres in the various sub-basins, and dense water formation processes in some of them (vertical homogeneous profiles of about 13°C down to ~800 m in the Provençal, and of about 14.9°C down to ~300 m in the Levantine have allowed defining an index of dense water formation).

Anthropogenic CO2 in a dense water formation area of the Mediterranean Sea

2017 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
pp. 118-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianmarco Ingrosso ◽  
Manuel Bensi ◽  
Vanessa Cardin ◽  
Michele Giani
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Dense Water ◽  
Anthropogenic Co2 ◽  
Water Formation ◽  
Dense Water Formation ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Ecosystem effects of dense water formation on deep Mediterranean Sea ecosystems: an overview

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Pusceddu ◽  
Marianna Mea ◽  
Cristina Gambi ◽  
Silvia Bianchelli ◽  
Miquel Canals ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Dense Water ◽  
Ecosystem Effects ◽  
Water Formation ◽  
Dense Water Formation

scholarly journals Approaches to evaluate spatial and temporal variability of deep marine sediment characteristics under the impact of dense water formation events

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
XAVIER DURRIEU de MADRON ◽  
MARION STABHOLZ ◽  
LARS-ERIC HEIMBÜRGER-BOAVIDA ◽  
DOMINIQUE AUBERT ◽  
PHILIPPE KERHERVÉ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Variability ◽  
Temporal Variability ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Variability ◽  
Geochemical Composition ◽  
Dense Water ◽  
Water Formation ◽  
Dense Water Formation ◽  
Northwestern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
The Impact

Dense shelf water cascading and open-ocean convection frequently occurs in the Gulf of Lions, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. These intense dense water formation events are capable of supplying large amounts of particulate matter as well as remobilizing and dispersing local sediments and, therefore, are thought to leave an imprint on superficial deposits. Here, we compared the spatial variability of the superficial sediment composition (grain size, organic parameters, and metals) at different scales (from decimetric to kilometric) on the continental slope and rise with the temporal variability linked to the occurrence of intense dense water formation events. The spatial and temporal variability of the geochemical composition of deep sediments was assessed using multivariate and geostatistical analysis. The results indicate that, on the outer reach of the Cap de Creus Canyon, where both processes interact, no clear relation was found between the temporal variability of the superficial sediment and the deep-water formation events, and that the small-scale spatial variability of the sediment is masking the temporal variability. Measurements across the southern slope indicate the presence of a somehow distinct geochemical signature that likely results from the influence of recurrent intense, dense water formation events as well as an unabating bottom trawling activity.

scholarly journals Observing Winter Mixing and Spring Bloom in the Mediterranean

Eos ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pascal Conan ◽  
Pierre Testor ◽  
Claude Estournel ◽  
Fabrizio D'Ortenzio ◽  
Xavier Durrieu de Madron
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Spring Bloom ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Dense Water ◽  
Western Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Water Formation ◽  
Dense Water Formation ◽  
The Mediterranean

A new special issue of JGR: Oceans and JGR: Atmospheres presents new insights into the dynamics of dense water formation in the western Mediterranean Sea and its biogeochemical consequences.

scholarly journals A PV-approach for dense water formation along fronts: Application to the Northwestern Mediterranean

2017 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 995-1015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hervé Giordani ◽  
Cindy Lebeaupin-Brossier ◽  
Fabien Léger ◽  
Guy Caniaux
Keyword(s):  
Dense Water ◽  
Water Formation ◽  
Dense Water Formation ◽  
Northwestern Mediterranean

scholarly journals HyMeX-SOP2: The Field Campaign Dedicated to Dense Water Formation in the Northwestern Mediterranean

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 196-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude Estournel ◽  
◽  
Pierre Testor ◽  
Isabelle Taupier-Letage ◽  
Marie-Noelle Bouin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Campaign ◽  
Dense Water ◽  
Water Formation ◽  
Dense Water Formation ◽  
Northwestern Mediterranean
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