Preface: Oceanographic processes on the continental shelf: observations and modeling

Carniel, Sandro; Wolf, Judith; Brando, Vittorio E.; Kantha, Lakshmi

doi:10.5194/os-13-495-2017

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“…Long-term monitoring is required to calibrate remote observations and for data assimilation by predictive models. Time series of local observations should be integrated with numerical models to provide global and regional ocean-observing systems useful in the managing of marine regions (Carniel et al 2017). Several monitoring stations have been in operation along the western Mediterranean during the last few decades and attempts have been made to coordinate observations at national and international scales (CIESM 2008, Estrada et al 2008, Tel et al 2016.…”

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Coastal oceanographic signatures of heat waves and extreme events of dense water formation during the period 2002-2012 (Barcelona, NW Mediterranean)

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In a global context of climate change affecting the marine environment, it is important to consider the effect of extreme events in driving ecological change and to gain a better understanding of conditions to be expected under future scenarios. In this study we focus on monthly oceanographic data collected off Barcelona city during the period 2002-2012, in which extreme air temperatures and exceptional oceanographic events were reported in the western Mediterranean basin. These included two extreme heat waves and major episodes of dense water formation that produced unusually large deep-water contributions, induced oceanographic changes in the coastal zone and caused significant alterations to the marine ecosystem. To determine whether routine monitoring of oceanographic variables in a coastal zone can provide information for recognizing such large-scale events, temperature, salinity, turbidity and fluorescence were analysed to identify their signatures. The results provide an additional tool for monitoring oceanographic events and improving forecasts and future projections.

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