The seasonal variability of the water masses and transport through the Strait of Sicily

1994 ◽  
pp. 33-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe M. R. Manzella
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variability ◽  
Water Masses ◽  
Strait Of Sicily

Nutrient characteristics of the water masses and their seasonal variability in the eastern equatorial Indian Ocean

2010 ◽  
Vol 70 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 272-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sardessai ◽  
Suhas Shetye ◽  
M.V. Maya ◽  
K.R. Mangala ◽  
S. Prasanna Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Seasonal Variability ◽  
Equatorial Indian Ocean ◽  
Water Masses ◽  
Eastern Equatorial Indian Ocean

Seasonal variability of flow instabilities in the Strait of Sicily

1998 ◽  
Vol 103 (C11) ◽  
pp. 24799-24820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reiner Onken ◽  
Jürgen Sellschopp
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variability ◽  
Flow Instabilities ◽  
Strait Of Sicily

Seasonal Variability of the Thermohaline Characteristics and Volumetric Statistical Parameters of Water Masses in the Drake Passage

2004 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 377-387
Author(s):  
Yu. V. Artamonov ◽  
N. P. Bulgakov ◽  
P. D. Lomakin ◽  
E. A. Skripaleva
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variability ◽  
Drake Passage ◽  
Water Masses ◽  
Statistical Parameters

Seasonal variability of water masses and currents at the eastern Brazilian continental shelf (7.5–9∘S)

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 131-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Augusto França Schettini ◽  
Ernesto de Carvalho Domingues ◽  
Eliane C. Truccolo ◽  
José Cavalcante de Oliveira Filho ◽  
Piero Luigi Fernandes Mazzini
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Seasonal Variability ◽  
Water Masses

Strait of Sicily water masses

1999 ◽  
Vol 29 (2-4) ◽  
pp. 437-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Warn-Varnas ◽  
J Sellschopp ◽  
P.J Haley ◽  
W.G Leslie ◽  
C.J Lozano
Keyword(s):  
Water Masses ◽  
Strait Of Sicily

scholarly journals Seasonal variability of intermediate water masses in the Gulf of Cadiz: implications of the Antarctic and Subarctic seesaw model

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Roque ◽  
Ivan Parras-Berrocal ◽  
Miguel Bruno ◽  
Ricardo Sánchez-Leal ◽  
Francisco Javier Hernández-Molina
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variability ◽  
Water Mass ◽  
Water Masses ◽  
Meridional Overturning Circulation ◽  
Intermediate Water ◽  
Gulf Of Cadiz ◽  
Local Circulation ◽  
Gulf Of Cádiz ◽  
Intermediate Water Mass ◽  
The Antarctic

Abstract. Global circulation of intermediate water masses has been extensively studied; however, its regional and local circulation along continental margins and variability and implications on sea floor morphologies are still not well known. In this study the intermediate water mass variability in the Gulf of Cádiz and adjacent areas has been analysed and its implications discussed. Remarkable seasonal variations of the Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) and the Subarctic Intermediate Water (SAIW) are determined. During autumn a greater presence of the AAIW seems to be related to a reduction in the presence of SAIW and Eastern North Atlantic Central Water (ENACW). This interaction also affects the Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW), which is pushed by the AAIW toward the upper continental slope. In the rest of the seasons, the SAIW is the predominant water mass reducing the presence of the AAIW. This seasonal variability for the predominance of these intermediate water masses is explained by a novel model based on the concatenation of several wind-driven processes acting during the different seasons. Our finding is important for a better understanding of regional intermediate water mass variability with implications in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) but further research is needed in order to decode their changes during the geological past and their role, especially related to the AAIW, in controlling both the morphology and the sedimentation along the continental slopes.

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