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Forcing Forcing Mechanisms ��A A series of abnormal meteorological conditions •extended extended dry period •exceptionally exceptionally cold winters Tel Aviv, ISRAEL 60 50 40 30 20 10 Precipitation (cm/yr) 0 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 Winter Air Temperature 13.5 13 12.5 12 11.5 11 10.5 10 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 ��Long Long term changes in fresh-water fresh water budget of the basin (control of major rivers) Hurrell, 1995 MedCLIVAR workshop 19-20 19 20 September 2011
Pressure (dbar) -500 -1000 -1500 -2000 -2500 -3000 -3500 -4000 The evolution of the T/H structure of the eastern Mediterranean during the 90s 0 780 M A W 779 778 777 773 L I W E M D W F/S METEOR 1987 761 760 758 -4500 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 756 Distance (km) Tel Aviv, ISRAEL 751 723 726 727 728 729 734 L I W E M D W 739 740 M A W 741 742 1987 From Robinson, Theocharis et al., 2001. Ocean Currents: Mediterranean Sea Circulation. Encyclopaedia of Ocean Sciences. Publishers: Academic Press Ltd., London, 1689-1706. 39.05 39.00 38.95 38.90 38.85 38.80 38.75 38.70 38.67 38.66 38.50 38.00 37.50 Pressure (dbar) Pressure (dbar) MedCLIVAR workshop 19-20 19 20 September 2011 -500 -1000 -1500 -2000 -2500 -3000 -3500 -4000 -500 -1000 -1500 -2000 -2500 -3000 -3500 -4000 9 10 12 13 M A W 30 34 Old uplifted DW (Adriatic origin) EMDW Adriatic origin F/S METEOR 1995 50 54 L I W / C I W 58 57 Deep/bottom waters (Aegean origin) (1991-95) 67 62 61 60 74 72 76 L I W Old uplifted DW (Adriatic origin) 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 78 7 6 5 Distance (km) 4 34 3 1 2 M A W Old uplifted DW (Adriatic origin) EMDW (Adriatic origin) L I W / C I W New deep Aegean waters 1996-99 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 Distance (km) 1995 L I W 77 Old uplifted DW (Adriatic origin) Deep/bottom Aegean waters 1991-1995 1999 R/V AEGAEO 1999 39.05 39.00 38.95 38.90 38.85 38.80 38.75 38.70 38.68 38.65 38.50 38.00 37.50 39.05 39.00 38.95 38.90 38.85 38.82 38.80 38.75 38.70 38.65 38.50 38.00 37.50
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Page 3 and 4: Why the Mediterranean Sea????? •
Page 5 and 6: The Mediterranean as a laboratory B
Page 7 and 8: Mediterranean Thermohaline Circulat
Page 9 and 10: The multi-scaled multi scaled dynam
Page 11: WMDW From Tsimplis et al., 2006 Tel
Page 15 and 16: Variability of the dissolved oxygen
Page 17 and 18: Tel Aviv, ISRAEL Trends in the west
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Page 21 and 22: Abrupt Changes Observed in the Deep
Page 23 and 24: New DW in the western Mediterranean
Page 25 and 26: Tel Aviv, ISRAEL Open questions…
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