Circulation of the Mediterranean sea and its variability Schroeder K. auteur aut IRD Garcìa-Lafuente J. auteur aut IRD Josey S.A. auteur aut IRD Artale V. auteur aut IRD Buongiorno Nardelli B. auteur aut IRD Carrillo A. auteur aut IRD Gacic M. auteur aut IRD Gasparini G.P. auteur aut IRD Herrmann Marine auteur aut IRD Lionello P. auteur aut IRD Ludwig W. auteur aut IRD Millot C. auteur aut IRD Ozsoy E. auteur aut IRD Pisacane G. auteur aut IRD Sánchez-Garrido J.C. auteur aut IRD Sannino G. auteur aut IRD Santoleri R. auteur aut IRD Somot S. auteur aut IRD Struglia M. auteur aut IRD Stanev E. auteur aut IRD Taupier-Letage I. auteur aut IRD Tsimplis M.N. auteur aut IRD Vargas-Yanez M. auteur aut IRD Zervakis V. auteur aut IRD Zodiatis G. auteur aut IRD text bookSection eng text/pdf born digital access The aim of this chapter is to introduce the main topics in the Mediterranean circulation research and to give a general description of the Mediterranean Sea variability. Its scope is to provide information that is important for a comprehensive view of the most relevant issues concerning climate, which is a coupling between atmosphere and sea. The chapter describes data, research results, and key findings that have been reported in the most recent literature about the Mediterranean Sea circulation. The issue about sea level is considered in Chapter 4. The chapter also includes, in its concluding section, a discussion of the main open issues in Mediterranean Sea research. specialized MER HYDRODYNAMIQUE COURANT MARIN CIRCULATION THERMOHALINE INTERACTION OCEAN ATMOSPHERE MASSE D'EAU TEMPERATURE SALINITE EAU DOUCE COURS D'EAU DEBIT FORCING VARIATION INTERANNUELLE VARIATION PLURIANNUELLE MEDITERRANEE 032CLIMET The climate of the mediterranean region : from the past to the future Lionello P. ed. edt IRD 187-256 Londres Elsevier 2012 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061694 10.1016/B978-0-12-416042-2.00003-3 978-0-12-416042-2 [F B010061694] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061694 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/depot/2014-05-30/010061694.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2014-05-30 2022-07-26 fdi:010061694 fre