A synthesis of the Ionian Sea hydrography, circulation and water mass pathways during POEM-Phase 1

In this paper we revisit, with a thorough in-depth analysis, the dataset collected in the hydrographic surveys of the international collaborative programme POEM (Physical Oceanography of the Eastern Mediterranean) in the period 1986-1987. The work has two major objectives. The first is to refine the...

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Published in:Progress in oceanography 1997-01, Vol.39 (3), p.153-204
Main Authors: Malanotte-Rizzoli, P, Manca, B B, D'Alcala, M R, Theocharis, A, Bergamasco, A, Bregant, D, Budillon, G, Civitarese, G, Georgopoulos, D, Michelato, A, Sansone, E, Scarazzato, P, Souvermezoglou, E
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Language:English
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Marine
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Summary:In this paper we revisit, with a thorough in-depth analysis, the dataset collected in the hydrographic surveys of the international collaborative programme POEM (Physical Oceanography of the Eastern Mediterranean) in the period 1986-1987. The work has two major objectives. The first is to refine the dynamic picture of the Ionian upper thermocline sub-basin scale circulation, rather less definitive than the dynamic picture of the Levantine Sea circulation. The second is to identify the pathways of the major water masses of the basin not only in the near-surface, but also in the intermediate and deep layers. To our knowledge, this is the first work defining the pathways of the Levantine Intermediate Water (LIW) and of the Adriatic Deep Water (ADW)/Eastern Mediterranean Deep Water (EMDW) that characterize the intermediate and deep circulations.
ISSN:0079-6611