Lagrangian measurements of surface circulation in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas between November 1994 and March 1997
Abstract
The near-surface circulation of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas is explored using Lagrangian drifting buoy measurements obtained between
November 1994 and March 1997. The drifter trajectories reveal the complex and highly variable structure of the surface currents. The
main pathways of the surface waters are defined and the major persistent surface circulation features are described. The seasonal variability
of the surface currents is studied in the sea areas with maximum drifter data density, namely, in the Sicily Straits, the Northern Ionian, the
Otranto Straits and the Southern Adriatic.
Description
Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit., 35, 1998
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