Abstract The Mistral and Tramontane are important wind phenomena that occur over
southern France and the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Both winds travel through …

We study the impact of the Ekman currents and Stokes drift on the surface horizontal
transport and mixing properties of the Mediterranean Sea. Finite Size Lyapunov Exponents …

Intermittent wind-driven coastal upwelling and downwelling are ubiquitous processes that
drive a large part of the high frequency variability of coastal hydrography, with potential …

This study presents the principles of the new coupling interface based on the SURFEX multi-
surface model and the OASIS3-MCT coupler. As SURFEX can be plugged into several …

The long‐term offshore wind characteristics in the Mediterranean Sea are assessed using
the ERA‐Interim dataset for the period 1979–2014. Three main aspects of the wind climate …

The Mediterranean Sea is an important source of heat and moisture for heavy precipitation
events (HPEs). Moreover, the ocean mixed layer (OML) evolves rapidly under such intense …

Extreme weather phenomena have become more frequent and intense in recent decades in
the context of climate change, and these include heat waves that affect both the atmosphere …

We focus on the characterization of thermohaline fronts in the Western Mediterranean, with a
particular focus on the North Balearic Front (NBF), separating the Atlantic Waters that spread …

In this study, we examine the possible role of 3D oceanic circulation in 'connecting'a strong
mistral windstorm in the northwestern Mediterranean with a heavy precipitating event in …

This study presents a numerical simulation assessing the effect of dynamical ocean–
atmosphere coupling on the structure of the marine atmospheric boundary layer over the …