Chapter 4.The oceanographic and climatic context

The Alboran Sea is the westernmost basin of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the first one receiving the Atlantic waters flowing through the Strait of Gibraltar and the last one crossed by Mediterranean waters on their way out to the Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, the main factor that determines the Alboran...

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Autores: Vargas-Yáñez, Manuel, García-Martínez, María del Carmen, Moya-Ruiz, Francisca, Balbín, Rosa, López-Jurado, José Luis
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Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palabra clave:Alboran Sea
Medio Marino
Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga
Water masses
Strait of Gibraltar
Climatic forcing
Long-term changes
water masses
water
river discharge
climatology
monthly
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spelling Chapter 4.The oceanographic and climatic contextVargas-Yáñez, ManuelGarcía-Martínez, María del CarmenMoya-Ruiz, FranciscaBalbín, RosaLópez-Jurado, José LuisAlboran SeaMedio MarinoCentro Oceanográfico de MálagaWater massesStrait of GibraltarClimatic forcingLong-term changeswater masseswaterriver dischargeclimatologymonthlyThe Alboran Sea is the westernmost basin of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the first one receiving the Atlantic waters flowing through the Strait of Gibraltar and the last one crossed by Mediterranean waters on their way out to the Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, the main factor that determines the Alboran Sea circulation and its water mass distribution is the Atlantic–Mediterranean exchange forced by climatic conditions within the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar geometry. This general circulation exhibits very strong energetic dynamics with the alternation of cyclonic and anticyclonic circulation cells. The Alboran Sea circulation is highly variable in time at different scales. Some of the shortest ones are semidiurnal and diurnal, associated to the tidal dynamics. The sub-inertial time scale is mainly linked to the wind and atmospheric pressure field variability, and affects the main circulation patterns of the Alboran Sea. Seasonal variability and long-term changes associated with decadal or even longer term changes are caused by alterations in the heat and freshwater fluxes between the Mediterranean Sea, the atmosphere, the nearby Atlantic Ocean and the river basins on land. These changes directly affect the temperature and salinity of the water masses within the Alboran Sea, while it is difficult to predict how they could affect their circulation and dynamics. In this chapter, some of the observed trends in the Alboran Sea water masses are presented. These changes include temperature and salinity increases of the water column, very likely caused by the current climate change process.Springer202320232021info:eu-repo/semantics/otherhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/bookParthttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/320838reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)InglésCentro Oceanográfico de Málagahttps://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-65516-7_4#DOIinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3208382026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Chapter 4.The oceanographic and climatic context
title Chapter 4.The oceanographic and climatic context
spellingShingle Chapter 4.The oceanographic and climatic context
Vargas-Yáñez, Manuel
Alboran Sea
Medio Marino
Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga
Water masses
Strait of Gibraltar
Climatic forcing
Long-term changes
water masses
water
river discharge
climatology
monthly
title_short Chapter 4.The oceanographic and climatic context
title_full Chapter 4.The oceanographic and climatic context
title_fullStr Chapter 4.The oceanographic and climatic context
title_full_unstemmed Chapter 4.The oceanographic and climatic context
title_sort Chapter 4.The oceanographic and climatic context
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vargas-Yáñez, Manuel
García-Martínez, María del Carmen
Moya-Ruiz, Francisca
Balbín, Rosa
López-Jurado, José Luis
author Vargas-Yáñez, Manuel
author_facet Vargas-Yáñez, Manuel
García-Martínez, María del Carmen
Moya-Ruiz, Francisca
Balbín, Rosa
López-Jurado, José Luis
author_role author
author2 García-Martínez, María del Carmen
Moya-Ruiz, Francisca
Balbín, Rosa
López-Jurado, José Luis
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Alboran Sea
Medio Marino
Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga
Water masses
Strait of Gibraltar
Climatic forcing
Long-term changes
water masses
water
river discharge
climatology
monthly
topic Alboran Sea
Medio Marino
Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga
Water masses
Strait of Gibraltar
Climatic forcing
Long-term changes
water masses
water
river discharge
climatology
monthly
description The Alboran Sea is the westernmost basin of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the first one receiving the Atlantic waters flowing through the Strait of Gibraltar and the last one crossed by Mediterranean waters on their way out to the Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, the main factor that determines the Alboran Sea circulation and its water mass distribution is the Atlantic–Mediterranean exchange forced by climatic conditions within the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar geometry. This general circulation exhibits very strong energetic dynamics with the alternation of cyclonic and anticyclonic circulation cells. The Alboran Sea circulation is highly variable in time at different scales. Some of the shortest ones are semidiurnal and diurnal, associated to the tidal dynamics. The sub-inertial time scale is mainly linked to the wind and atmospheric pressure field variability, and affects the main circulation patterns of the Alboran Sea. Seasonal variability and long-term changes associated with decadal or even longer term changes are caused by alterations in the heat and freshwater fluxes between the Mediterranean Sea, the atmosphere, the nearby Atlantic Ocean and the river basins on land. These changes directly affect the temperature and salinity of the water masses within the Alboran Sea, while it is difficult to predict how they could affect their circulation and dynamics. In this chapter, some of the observed trends in the Alboran Sea water masses are presented. These changes include temperature and salinity increases of the water column, very likely caused by the current climate change process.
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