The Mediterranean Sea system: a review and an introduction to the special issue

T Tanhua, D Hainbucher, K Schroeder, V Cardin… - Ocean …, 2013 - os.copernicus.org
The Mediterranean Sea is a semi-enclosed sea characterized by high salinities,
temperatures and densities. The net evaporation exceeds the precipitation, driving an anti …

The Mediterranean Sea heat and mass budgets: Estimates, uncertainties and perspectives

G Jordá, K Von Schuckmann, SA Josey… - Progress in …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of the state-of-the-art in understanding and quantification of the
Mediterranean heat and mass (ie salt and water) budgets. The budgets are decomposed …

Evolution of the Late Miocene Mediterranean–Atlantic gateways and their impact on regional and global environmental change

R Flecker, W Krijgsman, W Capella… - 2015 - Elsevier
Marine gateways play a critical role in the exchange of water, heat, salt and nutrients
between oceans and seas. As a result, changes in gateway geometry can significantly alter …

[HTML][HTML] Acidification, deoxygenation, and nutrient and biomass declines in a warming Mediterranean Sea

M Reale, G Cossarini, P Lazzari, T Lovato… - …, 2022 - bg.copernicus.org
The projected warming, nutrient decline, changes in net primary production, deoxygenation
and acidification of the global ocean will affect marine ecosystems during the 21st century …

Abrupt warming and salinification of intermediate waters interplays with decline of deep convection in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea

F Margirier, P Testor, E Heslop, K Mallil, A Bosse… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The Mediterranean Sea is a hotspot for climate change, and recent studies have
reported its intense warming and salinification. In this study, we use an outstanding dataset …

Seasonal cycle of the mixed layer, the seasonal thermocline and the upper-ocean heat storage rate in the Mediterranean Sea derived from observations

L Houpert, P Testor, XD De Madron, S Somot… - Progress in …, 2015 - Elsevier
We present a Mediterranean climatology (1°× 1°× 12 months) of the mixed layer and of the
seasonal thermocline, based on a comprehensive collection of temperature profiles …

A case study of impacts of an extreme weather system on the Mediterranean Sea circulation features: Medicane Apollo (2021)

M Menna, R Martellucci, M Reale, G Cossarini… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The attention of the scientific community, policymakers, and public opinion on the
Medicanes has recently grown because of their increase in intensity and harmful potential …

The Medieval climate anomaly in the Mediterranean region

S Lüning, L Schulte, S Garcés‐Pastor… - Paleoceanography …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA) is a preindustrial phase of pronounced
natural climate variability with a core period from 1000 to 1200 CE. The paper presents a …

On the circulation and thermohaline properties of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

M Menna, R Gerin, G Notarstefano, E Mauri… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The circulation of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea is characterized by numerous recurrent or
permanent anticyclonic structures, which modulate the pathway of the main currents and the …

A baseline for the monitoring of Mediterranean upper bathyal biogenic reefs within the marine strategy framework directive objectives

M Angiolillo, M Bo, M Toma, M Giusti, E Salvati… - Deep Sea Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD, 2008/56/EC) was adopted to
achieve a Good Environmental Status (GES) in the EU's marine waters and to protect …