Marine Rapid Environmental Assessment in the Gulf of Taranto: a multiscale approach
A multiscale sampling experiment was carried out in the Gulf of Taranto (eastern Mediterranean) providing the first synoptic evidence of the large-scale circulation structure and associated mesoscale variability. The mapping of the mesoscale and large-scale geostrophic circulation showed the presenc...
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| author | N. Pinardi V. Lyubartsev N. Cardellicchio C. Caporale S. Ciliberti G. Coppini F. De Pascalis L. Dialti I. Federico M. Filippone A. Grandi M. Guideri R. Lecci L. Lamberti G. Lorenzetti P. Lusiani C. D. Macripo F. Maicu M. Mossa D. Tartarini F. Trotta G. Umgiesser L. Zaggia |
| author_facet | N. Pinardi V. Lyubartsev N. Cardellicchio C. Caporale S. Ciliberti G. Coppini F. De Pascalis L. Dialti I. Federico M. Filippone A. Grandi M. Guideri R. Lecci L. Lamberti G. Lorenzetti P. Lusiani C. D. Macripo F. Maicu M. Mossa D. Tartarini F. Trotta G. Umgiesser L. Zaggia |
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| description | A multiscale sampling experiment was carried out in the Gulf of
Taranto (eastern Mediterranean) providing the first synoptic evidence of the
large-scale circulation structure and associated mesoscale variability. The
mapping of the mesoscale and large-scale geostrophic circulation showed the
presence of an anticyclonic large-scale gyre occupying the central open ocean
area of the Gulf of Taranto. On the periphery of the gyre upwelling is
evident where surface waters are colder and saltier than at the center of the
gyre. Over a 1-week period, the rim current of the gyre undergoes large
changes which are interpreted as baroclinic–barotropic instabilities,
generating small-scale cyclonic eddies in the periphery of the anticyclone.
The eddies are generally small, one of which can be classified as a
submesoscale eddy due to its size. This eddy field modulates the upwelling
regime in the gyre periphery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ab7856721f048bc8a741b15647155c82022-12-22T00:31:14ZengCopernicus PublicationsNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences1561-86331684-99812016-12-0116122623263910.5194/nhess-16-2623-2016Marine Rapid Environmental Assessment in the Gulf of Taranto: a multiscale approachN. Pinardi0V. Lyubartsev1N. Cardellicchio2C. Caporale3S. Ciliberti4G. Coppini5F. De Pascalis6L. Dialti7I. Federico8M. Filippone9A. Grandi10M. Guideri11R. Lecci12L. Lamberti13G. Lorenzetti14P. Lusiani15C. D. Macripo16F. Maicu17M. Mossa18D. Tartarini19F. Trotta20G. Umgiesser21L. Zaggia22Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Bologna, 40127, ItalyCentro EuroMediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Bologna, 40128, ItalyIstituto per lo studio dell'Ambiente Marino Costiero-CNR, Taranto, 74100, ItalyIstituto Idrografico della Marina, Genoa, 16134, ItalyCentro EuroMediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Bologna, 40128, ItalyCentro EuroMediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Bologna, 40128, ItalyIstituto di Scienze Marine-CNR, Venice, 30122, ItalyIstituto Idrografico della Marina, Genoa, 16134, ItalyCentro EuroMediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Bologna, 40128, ItalyIstituto Idrografico della Marina, Genoa, 16134, ItalyIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Bologna, 40128, ItalyIstituto Idrografico della Marina, Genoa, 16134, ItalyCentro EuroMediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Bologna, 40128, ItalyIstituto Idrografico della Marina, Genoa, 16134, ItalyIstituto di Scienze Marine-CNR, Venice, 30122, ItalyIstituto Idrografico della Marina, Genoa, 16134, ItalyIstituto per lo studio dell'Ambiente Marino Costiero-CNR, Taranto, 74100, ItalyIstituto di Scienze Marine-CNR, Venice, 30122, ItalyDepartment of Civil, Environmental, Building Engineering and Chemistry, Technical University of Bari, ItalyIstituto Idrografico della Marina, Genoa, 16134, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Bologna, 40127, ItalyIstituto di Scienze Marine-CNR, Venice, 30122, ItalyIstituto di Scienze Marine-CNR, Venice, 30122, ItalyA multiscale sampling experiment was carried out in the Gulf of Taranto (eastern Mediterranean) providing the first synoptic evidence of the large-scale circulation structure and associated mesoscale variability. The mapping of the mesoscale and large-scale geostrophic circulation showed the presence of an anticyclonic large-scale gyre occupying the central open ocean area of the Gulf of Taranto. On the periphery of the gyre upwelling is evident where surface waters are colder and saltier than at the center of the gyre. Over a 1-week period, the rim current of the gyre undergoes large changes which are interpreted as baroclinic–barotropic instabilities, generating small-scale cyclonic eddies in the periphery of the anticyclone. The eddies are generally small, one of which can be classified as a submesoscale eddy due to its size. This eddy field modulates the upwelling regime in the gyre periphery.http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/16/2623/2016/nhess-16-2623-2016.pdf |
| spellingShingle | N. Pinardi V. Lyubartsev N. Cardellicchio C. Caporale S. Ciliberti G. Coppini F. De Pascalis L. Dialti I. Federico M. Filippone A. Grandi M. Guideri R. Lecci L. Lamberti G. Lorenzetti P. Lusiani C. D. Macripo F. Maicu M. Mossa D. Tartarini F. Trotta G. Umgiesser L. Zaggia Marine Rapid Environmental Assessment in the Gulf of Taranto: a multiscale approach Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| title | Marine Rapid Environmental Assessment in the Gulf of Taranto: a multiscale approach |
| title_full | Marine Rapid Environmental Assessment in the Gulf of Taranto: a multiscale approach |
| title_fullStr | Marine Rapid Environmental Assessment in the Gulf of Taranto: a multiscale approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Marine Rapid Environmental Assessment in the Gulf of Taranto: a multiscale approach |
| title_short | Marine Rapid Environmental Assessment in the Gulf of Taranto: a multiscale approach |
| title_sort | marine rapid environmental assessment in the gulf of taranto a multiscale approach |
| url | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/16/2623/2016/nhess-16-2623-2016.pdf |
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