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in the northwestern Alboran Sea. J Mar Syst 23(4):317–331. https://doi.org/10.1016/S09247963(99)00068-8
Schroeder K, García-Lafuente J, Josey SA, Artale V, Buon-giorno Nardelli B, Carrillo A, Gacic M,
Gasparini GP, Herrmann M, Lionello P, Ludwig W, Millot C, Ozsoy E, Pisacane G, SánchezGarrido JC, Sannino G, Santoleri R, Somot S, Struglia M, Stanev E, Taupier-Letage I, Tsimplis
MN, Vargas-Yáñez M, Zervakis V, Zodiatis G (2012) Chapter 3: Circulation of the Mediterranean Sea and its variability. In: Lionello P (ed) The climate of the Mediterranean Region, from
the past to the future. Elsevier Insights, Amsterdam
Schroeder K, Chiggiato J, Josey SA, Borghini M, Aracri S, Sparnocchia S (2017) Rapid response to
climate change in a marginal sea. Sci Rep 7:4065. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-0455-5
Skliris N, Sofianos S, Gkanasos A, Mantziafou A, Vervatis V, Axaopoulos P, Lascaratos A (2011)
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atmospheric variability. Ocean Dyn 62:13–30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-011-0493-5
Skliris N, Zika JD, Herold L, Josey SA, Marsh R (2018) Mediterranean sea water budget long-term
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Torner M, Fernández JG, Rújula MA, Muñoz C, Allen JT, Mahadevan A, Tintoré J (2018)
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Alboran Se circulation. J Mar Syst 35:229–248
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warming and salting? J Geophys Res 115:C04001. https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JC005816
Vargas-Yáñez M, Moya F, García-Martínez MC, Tel E, Zunino P, Plaza F, Salat J, Pascual J,
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formation in Winter 2012. J Mar Syst 105–108:52–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.
05.010
Vargas-Yáñez M, Mallard E, Rixen M et al (2012b) The effect of interpolation methods in
temperature and salinity trends in the Western Mediterranean. Medit Mar Sci 13(1):118–125.
https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.28
Vargas-Yáñez M, García-Martínez MC, Moya F, Balbín R, López-Jurado JL, Serra M, Zunino P,
Pascual J, Salat J (2017) Updating temperature and salinity climatologies and trends in the
Western Mediterranean: RADMED project. Prog Oceanogr 157:27–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/
j.pocean.2017.09.004
Velez-Belchi P, Vargas-Yañez M, Tintore J (2005) Observations of a Western Alboran gyre
migration event. Prog Oceanogr 66(2-4):190–210
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across the Eastern Alboran Sea (SW Mediterranean Sea). Cont Shelf Res 25(5–6):609–628.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2004.11.004
Sarhan T, Garcia-Lafuente J, Vargas-Yáñez M, Vargas JM, Plaza F (2000) Upwelling mechanisms
in the northwestern Alboran Sea. J Mar Syst 23(4):317–331. https://doi.org/10.1016/S09247963(99)00068-8
Schroeder K, García-Lafuente J, Josey SA, Artale V, Buon-giorno Nardelli B, Carrillo A, Gacic M,
Gasparini GP, Herrmann M, Lionello P, Ludwig W, Millot C, Ozsoy E, Pisacane G, SánchezGarrido JC, Sannino G, Santoleri R, Somot S, Struglia M, Stanev E, Taupier-Letage I, Tsimplis
MN, Vargas-Yáñez M, Zervakis V, Zodiatis G (2012) Chapter 3: Circulation of the Mediterranean Sea and its variability. In: Lionello P (ed) The climate of the Mediterranean Region, from
the past to the future. Elsevier Insights, Amsterdam
Schroeder K, Chiggiato J, Josey SA, Borghini M, Aracri S, Sparnocchia S (2017) Rapid response to
climate change in a marginal sea. Sci Rep 7:4065. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-0455-5
Skliris N, Sofianos S, Gkanasos A, Mantziafou A, Vervatis V, Axaopoulos P, Lascaratos A (2011)
Decadal scale variability of sea surface temperature in the Mediterranean Sea in relation to
atmospheric variability. Ocean Dyn 62:13–30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-011-0493-5
Skliris N, Zika JD, Herold L, Josey SA, Marsh R (2018) Mediterranean sea water budget long-term
trend inferred from salinity observations. Clim Dyn 51:2857–2876
Smith RO, Bryden HL, Stansfield K (2008) Observations of new western Mediterranean deep water
formation using Argo floats 2004-2006. Ocean Sci 4:133–149. www.ocean-sci.net/4/133/2008
Struglia MV, Mariotti A, Filograsso A (2004) River discharge into the Mediterranean Sea:
climatology and aspects of the observed variability. J Clim 17:4740–4751. https://doi.org/10.
1175/JCLI-3225.1
Tintore J, La Violette PE, Blade I et al (1988) A study of an intense density front in the Eastern
Alboran Sea: The Almeria-Oran Front. J Phys Oceanogr 18:1384–1397
Troupin C, Pascual A, Ruiz S, Olita A, Casas B, Margirier F, Poulain PM, Notarstefano M,
Torner M, Fernández JG, Rújula MA, Muñoz C, Allen JT, Mahadevan A, Tintoré J (2018)
The AlborEX dataset: sampling of submesoscale features in the Alboran Sea. Earth Syst Sci
Data Discuss. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2018-104
Vargas-Yáñez M (1998) Generación de ondas internas de marea en el sector noroccidental del Mar
de Alborán e influencia de la variabilidad a distintas escalas espacio-temporales sobre las
condiciones de generación. Phd Thesis, Universidad de Sevilla
Vargas-Yáñez M, Plaza F, García-Lafuente J et al (2002) About the seasonal variability of the
Alboran Se circulation. J Mar Syst 35:229–248
Vargas-Yáñez M, Zunino P, Benali A et al (2010a) How much is the Western Mediterranean really
warming and salting? J Geophys Res 115:C04001. https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JC005816
Vargas-Yáñez M, Moya F, García-Martínez MC, Tel E, Zunino P, Plaza F, Salat J, Pascual J,
López-Jurado JL, Serra M (2010b) Climate change in the Western Mediterranean Sea 19002008. J Mar Syst 82:171–176
Vargas-Yáñez M, Zunino P, Schroeder K et al (2012a) Extreme western intermediate water
formation in Winter 2012. J Mar Syst 105–108:52–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.
05.010
Vargas-Yáñez M, Mallard E, Rixen M et al (2012b) The effect of interpolation methods in
temperature and salinity trends in the Western Mediterranean. Medit Mar Sci 13(1):118–125.
https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.28
Vargas-Yáñez M, García-Martínez MC, Moya F, Balbín R, López-Jurado JL, Serra M, Zunino P,
Pascual J, Salat J (2017) Updating temperature and salinity climatologies and trends in the
Western Mediterranean: RADMED project. Prog Oceanogr 157:27–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/
j.pocean.2017.09.004
Velez-Belchi P, Vargas-Yañez M, Tintore J (2005) Observations of a Western Alboran gyre
migration event. Prog Oceanogr 66(2-4):190–210
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