The last 30-year thermohaline variability in the ... - Medclivar

Pressure (dbar)
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The evolution of the T/H structure of the Ionian Sea
during the 90s
N S
23
0
24 28 29 30 31 32
ADW
R/V METEOR
January 1995
CDW
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
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Distance (km)
(a)
In 1997-98 no deep convection
(~400m) was reported in the
Adriatic, while in 1999 the
ventilation went deeper (~700m)
(Manca et al., 2002)
39.10
39.08
39.06
39.04
39.02
39.00
38.98
38.96
38.94
38.92
38.90
38.88
38.86
38.84
38.82
38.80
38.78
38.76
38.74
38.72
38.70
38.50
38.30
38.00
Pressure (dbar)
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In 1995 the ADW appeared above
the deep and bottom CDW.
In 1998 the ADW circulated around
1000m (Theocharis et al., 2002)
27B 27A 27 28A 29 30 32
ADW
R/V AEGAEO
October 1998
C D W
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Distance (km)
(b)
39.10
39.08
39.06
39.04
39.02
39.00
38.98
38.96
38.94
38.92
38.90
38.88
38.86
38.84
38.82
38.80
38.78
38.76
38.74
38.72
38.70
38.50
38.30
38.00