298
I
~ -2000
c..
C1l
o
I
~ -2000
c.. C1l
o
E
;; -2000
c.. C1l
o
400
400
400
1981
800
1200
1600
2000
1995
800
1200
1600
Distance (km]
1999
800
1200
1600
Distance I.!: k"-! m .!.J--_ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Fig. 1. Salinity sections (psu) along the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in 1987 (METEOR cruise M5/6),
1995 (M31 /1) and 1999 (M44/4). Tracks and stations are shown in the insets