A Near-Uniform Basin-Wide Sea Level Fluctuation of the Mediterranean Sea

From: Journal of Physical Oceanography | Date: February 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

ABSTRACT

A new basin-wide oscillation of the Mediterranean Sea is identified and analyzed using sea level observations from the Ocean Topography Experiment (TOPEX)/Poseidon satellite altimeter and a numerical ocean circulation model. More than 50% of the large-scale, nontidal, and non-pres sure-driven variance of sea level can be attributed to this oscillation, which is nearly uniform in phase and amplitude across the entire basin. The oscillation has periods ranging from 10 days to several years and has a magnitude as large as 10 cm. The model suggests that the fluctuations are driven by ...

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