Author(s): Amin M. Karam and Mohamed A. Said
Article publication date: 1988-08-01
Vol. 6 No. 2 (yearly), pp. 299-319.
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Keywords
Eastern Mediterranean Sea, water, isopycnic study
Abstract
The large scale circulation in three different water layers, namely; intermediate water, mid-depth water and deep water, in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea was inferred using an isopycnal analysis technique applied to a relatively homogeneous and up-to-date data set.
The α0=29.03 surface was selected to examine the circulation in the Levantine intermediate water. The α1 = 33.55 and α2= 37.84 surfaces (potential densities referred to 1000 and 2000 db respectively) were selected to examine the circulation in the mid-depth and deep layers.
Some new features in the water circulation pattern were observed.