Vanessa Cardin

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors generalize the concept hypothesizing that such inversions are possible even in the absence of the Aegean influence and propose a feedback mechanism between variations in the thermohaline properties of waters formed in the Southern Adriatic and the Ionian circulation.

TL;DR: In this article, 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 is discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, physical and chemical data analyzed and interpreted jointly with the remotely sensed chlorophyll a concentrations and sediment trap records show that the spring primary production maximum in the Southern Adriatic is determined by the open-sea convection and the formation of the dense water.

TL;DR: The Mediterranean Sea is a semi-enclosed sea characterized by high salinities, temperatures and densities as mentioned in this paper, and the net evaporation exceeds the precipitation, driving an anti-estuarine circulation through the Strait of Gibraltar.

TL;DR: A future vision of ocean best practices is laid out and how the Ocean Best Practices System (OBPS) will contribute to improving ocean observing in the decade to come is shown.