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| OSR8 | Chapter 4.6
| 30 Sep 2024 | OSR8 | Chapter 4.6
Subsurface warming derived from Argo floats during the 2022 Mediterranean marine heat wave
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), Trieste, 34010, Italy
Riccardo Martellucci
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), Trieste, 34010, Italy
Antonella Gallo
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), Trieste, 34010, Italy
Elisabeth Kubin
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), Trieste, 34010, Italy
Elena Mauri
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), Trieste, 34010, Italy
Mélanie Juza
Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (SOCIB), Palma, 07122, Spain
Giulio Notarstefano
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), Trieste, 34010, Italy
Massimo Pacciaroni
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), Trieste, 34010, Italy
Antonio Bussani
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), Trieste, 34010, Italy
Milena Menna
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), Trieste, 34010, Italy
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This work analyses the propagation of the 2022 marine heatwave from the surface to 2000 m depth of the water column in the Mediterranean Sea. The results show that the temperature anomaly during the summer of 2022 varies between 0.88 and 2.92 °C. However, this heat stored in the surface layer is distributed in the water column during the following fall. This warming may enhance variations of the circulation of the surface and deep currents, which in turn may have an impact on the climate.
This work analyses the propagation of the 2022 marine heatwave from the surface to 2000 m depth...
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