The circulation of the Mediterranean Sea: a historical review of experimental investigations

The Mediterranean Sea is an enclosed basin composed of two similar basins and different sub-basins. It is a concentration basin, where evaporation exceeds precipitation. In the surface layer there is an inflow of Atlantic water which is modified along its path to the Eastern basin. This transformati...

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Main Authors: A. Bergamasco, P. Malanotte-Rizzoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2010-06-01
Series:Advances in Oceanography and Limnology
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Online Access:http://pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiol/article/view/5293