Naslov
Seasonal thermohaline fluctuations in the Middle Adriatic Sea

Autori
Grbec, Branka ; Morović, Mira

Izvornik
Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. C, Geophysics and space physics (1124-1896) 20 (1997), 4; 561-576

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
temperature ; salinity ; fluxes ; exchange coefficients ; PCA

Sažetak
Salinity and temperature time series were analysed for the open sea stations at the transect Split-Gargano, in the Middle Adriatic, for the period 1961-1980. Thermohaline fluctuations were described in terms of the principal component scores and, in addition were compared to heat and water flux at the air-sea interface. Temperature and salinity vertical gradients in the surface layer are well related to surface fluxes during the whole year. In deeper layers this influence is visible only under the vertically homogenous conditions. Vertical fluxes of heat and salt, compared to the rate of change of the heat and salt content, point to the season with important advection effect. Vertical exchange prevails in the cold season, while horizontal exchange is considerable in the warm period.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija, Biologija

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