station strategy

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 one-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. (footnote1)

(footnote1) Pinardi, N., 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, D. Tartarini, F. Trotta, G. Umgiesser, L. Zaggia, 2016. Marine Rapid Environmental Assessment in the Gulf of Taranto: a multiscale approach, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Submitted.

 

 

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Team MREA14

Name Affiliation Email
 N.Pinardi  DIFA, UNIBO  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 F. Trotta  DIFA, UNIBO  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 A. Grandi  INGV, Sez. Bologna  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 I. Federico  CMCC, Lecce  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 R. Lecci  CMCC, Lecce  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 V. Lyubartsev  CMCC, Bologna  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 L. Zaggia  ISMAR-CNR, Venezia  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 G. Lorenzetti  ISMAR-CNR, Venezia  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 F. Maicu  ISMAR-CNR, Venezia  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 N. Cardelicchio  CNR-IAMC, Taranto  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 P. Lusiani  IIM, Genova  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 D. Tartarini  IIM, Genova  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 C. Caporale  IIM, Genova  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.