Decadal variability of the Turner Angle in the Mediterranean Sea and its implications for double diffusion
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- 作者：Virna L. Mecciaa ; virna.meccia@ts.ismar.cnr.it" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Simona Simoncellib ; simona.simoncelli@ingv.it" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Stefania Sparnocchiaa ; stefania.sparnocchia@ts.ismar.cnr.it" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Mediterranean Sea ; Physical reanalysis ; Water mass properties ; Turner Angle ; Decadal variability
- 刊名：Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：August 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：114
- 期：Complete
- 页码：64-77
- 全文大小：6625 K
文摘
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An atlas of the Turner Angle for the Mediterranean Sea is presented.
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Approximately one half of the Mediterranean Sea is favourable for double diffusion.
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The strongest salt fingering can occur in the Tyrrhenian deep waters.
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A gradual warming and salinification of the Mediterranean Sea is observed.
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The possibility of developing salt fingering decreased after 1997.