Naslov
Dense water generation on the North Adriatic shelf (Mediterranean Sea)

Autori
Vilibić, Ivica

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics in Estuaries and Coastal Seas / Salles, P.A.A. - Mérida : UNAM, 2004

Skup
XII International Conference on Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas

Mjesto i datum
Mérida, Meksiko, 18.10.2004. - 22.10.2004

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
heat losses; rivers; dense water; shelf; Adriatic Sea

Sažetak
The paper encompasses recent investigations made on the preconditioning, generation and spreading of North Adriatic Dense Water (NAdDW) which occurs on the shallow and broad northern Adriatic shelf during years with large winter heat losses and low river discharges. Transient analyses of NAdDW dynamics were based primarily on the 1999 event and existing literature, while the climatology was computed in 1967-2000 interval, as long-term hydrographic measurement had been carried out at regular stations in the area. Although it has a low volume compared to the other Adriatic water masses, NAdDW is rather important for the renewal and ventilation of bottom waters in the Middle and South Adriatic, bringing freshly oxygenized waters and nutrients in the area, and impacting the whole biogeochemical cycle in the Adriatic Sea.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija

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