Extreme winter 2012 in the Adriatic: an example of climatic effect on the BiOS rhythm

Adriatic and Ionian seas are Mediterranean sub-basins linked through the Bimodal Oscillating System mechanism responsible for decadal reversals of the Ionian basin-wide circulation. Altimetric maps showed that the last cyclonic mode started in 2011 but unexpectedly in 2012 reversed to anticyclonic....

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Main Authors: M. Gačić, G. Civitarese, V. Kovačević, L. Ursella, M. Bensi, M. Menna, V. Cardin, P.-M. Poulain, S. Cosoli, G. Notarstefano, C. Pizzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-06-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/10/513/2014/os-10-513-2014.pdf