20.500.12556/DiRROS-1011-9a0cc172-5b87-33a3-f0b2-ea149dab6205 Exceptional dense water formation on the Adriatic shelf in the winter of 2012 In this paper we document dense water formation throughout the Adriatic shelf and coastal area in January/February 2012, resulting in record-breaking densities observed during and after the event. The unprecedented dense water generation was preconditioned by a dry and warm year which resulted in a significant reduction of coastal freshwaters, superimposed on a long-term basin-wide salinity increase. The final event that triggered the dense water formation was an extended period of cold weather with strong and severe winds. Record-breaking potential density anomalies (above 30 kg m−3) were measured at several formation sites. Accumulated surface net heat and water losses in some coastal regions exceeded 1.5 GJ m−2 and 250 kg m−2 over 21 days, respectively. Excessiveness, importance of shelf-type dense water formation and effects on the thermohaline circulation and deep aquatic systems are discussed. sea marine water density physical oceanography dense water water density Adriatic sea Mediterranean sea Adriatic shelf true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Neznano 2016-04-08 16:41:13 2024-08-02 10:09:49 2024-08-03 03:45:57 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2013 0 0 Obstaja tudi e-verzija revije; str. 561-572 no. 3 Vol. 9 2013 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2013-06-14 1812-0784 55 1812-0784 2814031 2813775 os-9-561-2013.pdf os-9-561-2013.pdf 1 1DE5B0780F81F60A7B61C336431A9E2A 486573bad757ffdc31b01c0c165b88509734bc0b6af520423f0340f2f59ca74e f8d80b5c-5095-11ef-b487-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=27855 RAZ_Mihanovic_Hrvoje_2013.pdf RAZ_Mihanovic_Hrvoje_2013.pdf 1 37F48BF4CAF9CD8A27CA9713D9F6A57E 20b681efa6614e944c896e25cfba189f677b3da02b37e9dfe2bc91c4d64c6724 d77fb5c1-5096-11ef-b487-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=27856 https://doi.org/10.5194/os-9-561-2013 0 e29174fd-5096-11ef-b487-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=27857 Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo 0 0 0