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Fig.ll.3 Bottom topography for the RR96 and RR97 regions is shown. Contours are
250m. The red and blue lines indicate the positions of standard vertical sections for the real
time forecast products.
mesoscale resolution regional data set. For our team, RR98 represented a challenging combined descriptive/dynamical/predictive phase effort, with little time for
preparation. The full scope of phases of these three exercises provided a valuable
range of REA experiences.
The Strai! of Sicily and the Ionian Sea - The topography of this region is depicted
on Fig. 11.3. The choke point ofthe strait lies in the west to the northeast of 37°N,
11°W. There is a deep central trench in the strait and a narrow (broad shallow)
coastal region off the Sicilian (North African) coast. The extremely steep and narrow Ionian Sheltbreak off the eastem coast of Sicily extends southward and fans
out and broadens off the coast of Libya. The central Ionian basin and the Cretan
passage to the south of Greece have gentle slopes and lie between about 2500 and
3S00m; there are steep narrow slopes offthe west coast of Greece.
Fig. 11.4 presents a schematic of the near surf ace circulation and variabilities of
the Strait of Sicily which was developed in real time during RR96. Fig. II.Sa is a
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35
33
10
12
RR~6 & RR~7 Cco •• -scction LcCSlion.
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16
Longitudc
18
20
22
Fig.ll.3 Bottom topography for the RR96 and RR97 regions is shown. Contours are
250m. The red and blue lines indicate the positions of standard vertical sections for the real
time forecast products.
mesoscale resolution regional data set. For our team, RR98 represented a challenging combined descriptive/dynamical/predictive phase effort, with little time for
preparation. The full scope of phases of these three exercises provided a valuable
range of REA experiences.
The Strai! of Sicily and the Ionian Sea - The topography of this region is depicted
on Fig. 11.3. The choke point ofthe strait lies in the west to the northeast of 37°N,
11°W. There is a deep central trench in the strait and a narrow (broad shallow)
coastal region off the Sicilian (North African) coast. The extremely steep and narrow Ionian Sheltbreak off the eastem coast of Sicily extends southward and fans
out and broadens off the coast of Libya. The central Ionian basin and the Cretan
passage to the south of Greece have gentle slopes and lie between about 2500 and
3S00m; there are steep narrow slopes offthe west coast of Greece.
Fig. 11.4 presents a schematic of the near surf ace circulation and variabilities of
the Strait of Sicily which was developed in real time during RR96. Fig. II.Sa is a