Physical forcing and physical/biochemical variability of the Mediterranean Sea: a review of unresolved issues and directions for future research

Malanotte-Rizzoli, P.; Artale, V.; Borzelli-Eusebi, G.; Brenner, S.; Crise, A.; Gacic, M.; Kress, N.; Marullo, S.; d'Alcala, M.; Sofianos, S.; Tanhua, T.; Theocharis, A.; Alvarez, M.; Ashkenazy, Y.; Bergamasco, A.; Cardin, V.; Carniel, S.; Civitarese, G.; D'Ortenzio, F.; Font, J.; Garcia-Ladona, E.; Garcia-Lafuente, J.; Gogou, A.; Gregoire, M.; Hainbucher, D.; Kontoyannis, H.; Kovacevic, V.; Kraskapoulou, E.; Kroskos, G.; Incarbona, A.; Mazzocchi, M.; Orlic, M.; Ozsoy, E.; Pascual, A.; Poulain, P.; Roether, W.; Rubino, A.; Schroeder, K.; Siokou-Frangou, J.; Souvermezoglou, E.; Sprovieri, M.; Tintore, J.; Triantafyllou, G.

doi:10.5194/os-10-281-2014

Physical forcing and physical/biochemical variability of the Mediterranean Sea: a review of unresolved issues and directions for future research

Malanotte-Rizzoli P., Artale V., Borzelli-Eusebi G. L., Brenner S., Crise A., Gacic M., ...More

OCEAN SCIENCE, vol.10, no.3, pp.281-322, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Review
Volume: 10 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.5194/os-10-281-2014
Journal Name: OCEAN SCIENCE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.281-322
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This paper is the outcome of a workshop held in Rome in November 2011 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the POEM (Physical Oceanography of the Eastern Mediterranean) program. In the workshop discussions, a number of unresolved issues were identified for the physical and biogeochemical properties of the Mediterranean Sea as a whole, i.e., comprising the Western and Eastern sub-basins. Over the successive two years, the related ideas were discussed among the group of scientists who participated in the workshop and who have contributed to the writing of this paper.