We studied the interannual variability in the western sill of the Sicily Channel between 1995 and 2009.

The effect of the East Mediterranean Transient on the thermohaline characteristics in the study region

Effect of the interannual increase in the AW salinity in the Sicily Channel

Evidence of a large amount of warm and salty water that fills the deep layer in the study region in 2007 and 2008

Effects on the entire Mediterranean thermohaline circulation of the long-term process affecting our study region