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27 Sep 2023
| OSR7 | Chapter 2.4
| 27 Sep 2023 | OSR7 | Chapter 2.4
The dynamical role of upper layer salinity in the Mediterranean Sea
Ocean Modeling and Data Assimilation Division, Fondazione Centro
Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Bologna, Italy
Pietro Miraglio
Ocean Modeling and Data Assimilation Division, Fondazione Centro
Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Bologna, Italy
Romain Escudier
Observations pour Les Systèmes D'analyse et de Prévision,
Mercator Ocean International, Toulouse, France
Emanuela Clementi
Ocean Modeling and Data Assimilation Division, Fondazione Centro
Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Bologna, Italy
Simona Masina
Ocean Modeling and Data Assimilation Division, Fondazione Centro
Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Bologna, Italy
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This paper investigates the salt content, salinity anomaly and trend in the Mediterranean Sea using observational and reanalysis products. The salt content increases overall, while negative salinity anomalies appear in the western basin, especially around the upwelling regions. There is a large spread in the salinity estimates that is reduced with the emergence of the Argo profilers.
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