Tracking the Mediterranean Abyss

Creators: Aracri, Simon; Schroeder, Katrin; Chiggiato, Jacopo; Bryden, Harry; Mcdonagh, Elaine; Josey, Simon; Hello, Yann; Borghini, Mireno

Others:: Istituto di Scienze Marine [La Spezia] (CNR-ISMAR-SP) ; Istituto di Science Marine (ISMAR ) ; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR); Istituto di Science Marine (ISMAR ) ; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR); National Oceanography Centre (NOC); Géoazur (GEOAZUR 6526) ; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS) ; COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur ; COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

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The abyssal velocity of the Northern Current, in the north-western Mediterranean has been estimated using for the first time MERMAIDs, i.e. submarine drifting instruments that record seismic waves. In this study the Northern Current shows an intense activity even in deep layers of the water column. Through pseudo-eulerian statistics different components of the observed variability are analysed and described, revealing the turbulent nature of the Liguro-Provençal basin abyssal circulation.

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Tracking the Mediterranean Abyss

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