Transformation of Levantine Intermediate Water tracked by MEDARGO floats in the Western Mediterranean

A clustering methodology is applied to investigate the thermohaline structure of Levantine Intermediate Water (LIW) in the western Mediterranean basin. Sixteen free-drifting hydrographic profilers were deployed in the framework of the MFSTEP project (MEDARGO component) from September 2003. A total o...

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Main Authors: M. Emelianov, J. Font, A. Turiel, C. Millot, J. Solé, P.-M. Poulain, A. Julià, M.-R. Vitrià
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2006-01-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/2/281/2006/os-2-281-2006.pdf