The overall functioning of the Mediterranean Sea, which transforms Atlantic Water (AW) into
Mediterranean Waters (MWs), has been comprehended for a while, and the process of …

The ocean exerts a pervasive influence on Earth's environment. It is therefore important that
we learn how this system operates (NRC, 1998b; 1999). For example, the ocean is an …

A scenario of the Mediterranean Sea is performed for the twenty-first century based on an
ocean modelling approach. A climate change IPCC-A2 scenario run with an atmosphere …

The Mediterranean Sea transforms surface Atlantic Water (AW) into a set of cooler and
saltier typical Mediterranean Waters (tMWs) that are formed in different subbasins within the …

Recent studies have definitively shown the high sensitivity of the Mediterranean Sea to the
effects produced by the large-scale atmospheric systems. The rapid response of this basin …

We analyse hydrographic, meteorological and sea level time series in the continental
shelves of Málaga Bay and L'Estartit, in the South and North Western Mediterranean. We …

[EN] This chapter presents the state of the art concerning the deep-sea Mediterranean
environment: geology, hydrology, biology and fisheries. These are the fields of study dealt …

The properties of the Western Mediterranean Deep Water in a wide area located at the
western boundary of the Mediterranean Sea, including the Balearic Sea, have revealed …

The schema of the Atlantic Water (AW, 100-200 m thick) circulation in the eastern basin of
the Mediterranean Sea elaborated in the 1990s (and widely referred to nowadays) mainly …

Studies of plankton time-series from the Balearic islands waters are presented for the past
decade, with main emphasis on the variability of zooplankton and how it relates to the …