In:
Earth System Science Data, Copernicus GmbH, Vol. 12, No. 4 ( 2020-11-12), p. 2747-2763
Abstract:
Abstract. The last few decades have seen dramatic changes in the hydrography and
biogeochemistry of the Mediterranean Sea. The complex bathymetry and highly
variable spatial and temporal scales of atmospheric forcing, convective and
ventilation processes contribute to generate complex and unsteady
circulation patterns and significant variability in biogeochemical systems.
Part of the variability of this system can be influenced by anthropogenic
contributions. Consequently, it is necessary to document details and to
understand trends in place to better relate the observed processes and to
possibly predict the consequences of these changes. In this context we
report data from an oceanographic cruise in the Mediterranean Sea on the
German research vessel Maria S. Merian (MSM72) in March 2018. The main
objective of the cruise was to contribute to the understanding of long-term
changes and trends in physical and biogeochemical parameters, such as the
anthropogenic carbon uptake and to further assess the hydrographical
situation after the major climatological shifts in the eastern and western
part of the basin, known as the Eastern and Western Mediterranean
Transients. During the cruise, multidisciplinary measurements were conducted
on a predominantly zonal section throughout the Mediterranean Sea,
contributing to the Med-SHIP and GO-SHIP long-term repeat cruise section
that is conducted at regular intervals in the Mediterranean Sea to observe
changes and impacts on physical and biogeochemical variables. The data can
be accessed at https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.905902 (Hainbucher et al., 2019), https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.913512 (Hainbucher, 2020a)
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.913608, (Hainbucher, 2020b) https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.913505, (Hainbucher, 2020c) https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.905887 (Tanhua et al., 2019) and https://doi.org/10.25921/z7en-hn85 (Tanhua et al, 2020).
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1866-3516
DOI:
10.5194/essd-12-2747-2020
Language:
English
Publisher:
Copernicus GmbH
Publication Date:
2020
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2475469-9
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