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The Mediterranean Sea is a mid-latitude marginal sea, particularly responsive to climate change as reported by recent studies. The Sicily Channel is a choke point separating the sea in two main basins, the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Western Mediterranean Sea. Here, we report and analyse a long-term record (1993–2016) of the thermohaline properties of the Intermediate Water that crosses the Sicily Channel, showing increasing temperature and salinity trends much stronger than those observed at intermediate depths in the global ocean. We investigate the causes of the observed trends and in particular determine the role of a changing climate over the Eastern Mediterranean, where the Intermediate Water is formed. The long-term Sicily record reveals how fast the response to climate change can be in a marginal sea like the Mediterranean Sea compared to the global ocean, and demonstrates the essential role of long time series in the ocean.
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- K Schroeder
- CNR-ISMAR, Venice, Trieste, La Spezia, Italy.
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- CNR-ISMAR, Venice, Trieste, La Spezia, Italy
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- National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
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- CNR-ISMAR, Venice, Trieste, La Spezia, Italy
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- CNR-ISMAR, Venice, Trieste, La Spezia, Italy
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Cucco A, Sinerchia M, Ribotti A, Olita A, Fazioli L, Perilli A, Sorgente B, Borghini M, Schroeder K, Sorgente R. A high-resolution real-time forecasting system for predicting the fate of oil spills in the Strait of Bonifacio (western Mediterranean Sea). Mar Pollut Bull 2012; 64:1186-1200. [PMID: 22498317 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2011] [Revised: 02/15/2012] [Accepted: 03/16/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The Strait of Bonifacio is a long and narrow area between Corsica and Sardinia. To manage environmental emergencies related to the spill of oil from vessels, an innovative forecasting system was developed. This tool is capable of operationally predicting the dispersion of hydrocarbon spills in the coastal area of the Bonifacio Strait, either from an instantaneous or continuous spill and either in forward or backward mode. Experimental datasets, including ADCP water current measurements and the trajectories of drifter buoys released in the area, were used to evaluate the accuracy of this system. A comparison between the simulation results and experimental data revealed that both the water circulation and the surface transport processes are accurately reproduced by the model. The overall accuracy of the system in reproducing the transport of an oil spill at sea was estimated for both forward and backward prediction mode and in relation to different forecasting time lags.
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- A Cucco
- CNR-IAMC, UOS Oristano, Località Sa Mardini, TorreGrande 09071, Oristano, Italy.
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Appel JA, Bagnaia P, Banner M, Battiston R, Bernlöhr K, Borer K, Borghini M, Bürger J, Carboni G, Cavasinni V, Cenci P, Chollet JC, Clark AG, Codino A, Conta C, Darriulat P, Lotto B, Prete T, Lella L, Dines-Hansen J, Einsweiler K, Engelmann R, Fayard L, Fraternali M, Froidevaux D, Gaillard JM, Gildemeister O, Goggi VG, Gössling C, Hahn B, Hänni H, Hansen JR, Hansen P, Harnew N, Himel T, Iconomidou-Fayard L, Jakobs K, Jenni P, Kluge EE, Kofoed-Hansen O, Lançon E, Livan M, Loucatos S, Madsen B, Mani P, Mansoulié B, Mantovani GC, Mapelli L, Meier K, Merkel B, Mollerud R, Moniez M, Moning R, Morganti M, Onions C, Parker MA, Parrour G, Pastore F, Pepe M, Plothow-Besch H, Polverel M, Repellin JP, Rimoldi A, Rothenberg AF, Roussarie A, Ruhlmann V, Sauvage G, Schacher J, Schlötelburg M, Stocker F, Swartz M, Teiger J, Tovey SN, Tsang WY, Valdata-Nappi M, Vercesi V, Weidberg AR, Wunsch M, Zaccone H. A study of three-jet events at the CERN $$\bar pp$$ collider. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1986. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01557598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hartmann O, Karlsson E, Norlin LO, Pernest�l K, Borghini M, Niinikoski T, Walker E. Diffusion of muons in V, Nb and Ta. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1978. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01021944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Borghini M, Chamberlain O, Fuzesy R, Gorn W, Morehouse C, Powell T, Robrish P, Rock S, Shannon S, Shapiro G, Weisberg H. Polarized proton target for use in intense electron and photon beams. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1970. [DOI: 10.1016/0029-554x(70)90258-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Roubeau P, Ezratty J, Glättli H, Vermeulen J, Borghini M. Organic polarized proton target, using a continuous flow 3He cryostat. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1970. [DOI: 10.1016/0029-554x(70)90380-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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