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OCEAN SCIENCE
卷 9, 期 3, 页码 561-572出版社
COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH
DOI: 10.5194/os-9-561-2013
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- Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia [001-0013077-1122, 119-1193086-3085, 119-1191189-1228, 004-1193086-3036]
- Veneto Region [15]
- FIRB
- Slovenian Agency of Environment
- Ministry of Higher Education and Technology of Slovenia [P1-0237]
- EU [2000/60/CE]
In this paper we document dense water formation throughout the Adriatic shelf and coastal area in January/February 2012, resulting in record-breaking densities observed during and after the event. The unprecedented dense water generation was preconditioned by a dry and warm year which resulted in a significant reduction of coastal freshwaters, superimposed on a long-term basin-wide salinity increase. The final event that triggered the dense water formation was an extended period of cold weather with strong and severe winds. Record-breaking potential density anomalies (above 30 kg m(-3)) were measured at several formation sites. Accumulated surface net heat and water losses in some coastal regions exceeded 1.5 GJ m(-2) and 250 kg m(-2) over 21 days, respectively. Excessiveness, importance of shelf-type dense water formation and effects on the thermohaline circulation and deep aquatic systems are discussed.
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