The Mediterranean Sea is a semi-enclosed sea characterized by high salinities,
temperatures and densities. The net evaporation exceeds the precipitation, driving an anti …

Over the past four decades, the understanding of Mediterranean oceanography has evolved
considerably. From a purely stationary view, there has been a shift to a concept that …

We describe a synthesis of the Mediterranean Sea circulation structure and dynamics from a
23-year-long reanalysis of the ocean circulation carried out by Adani et al.(2011). This …

Even during the current biodiversity crisis, reports on population collapses of highly
abundant, non-harvested marine species were rare until very recently. This is starting to …

Analysis of 20-year time-series of the vertically averaged salinity and nutrient data in the
Southern Adriatic shows that the two parameters are subject to strong decadal variability. In …

In 1997 an inversion in the Ionian upper‐layer circulation was documented and ascribed to
a massive inflow of Aegean dense waters associated with the Eastern Mediterranean …

Marine heatwaves (MHWs) can cause devastating impacts on marine life. The frequency of
MHWs, gauged with respect to historical temperatures, is expected to rise significantly as the …

Sea-level change is one of the most concerning climate change and global warming
consequences, especially impacting coastal societies and environments. The spatial and …

Drifter observations and satellite-derived sea surface height data are used to quantitatively
study the surface geostrophic circulation of the entire Mediterranean Sea for the period …

Background Regime shifts are abrupt changes encompassing a multitude of physical
properties and ecosystem variables, which lead to new regime conditions. Recent …