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Istrian Coastal Countercurrent in the year 2000

The Istrian Coastal Countercurrent (ICCC) appeared in March and August 2000, when a mucilage event occured in the northern Adriatic. The ICCC intensity was lower than in some years in the past when mucilage and/or anoxia events were observed (1977, 1989, 1991, 1997). However, transverse transport of freshened waters was in the year 2000 registered already in March, despite the unusually low Po river discharge. This indicates a reduction of the water exchange rate between the northernmost part and the rest of the Adriatic, which favours the development of undesirable phenomena.

Adriatic Sea ; Mucus aggregates ; Currents

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