Ionian Sea Circulation
The Ionian Sea is the crossroads of waters connecting the Western and the Eastern Mediterranean basins with the Adriatic and the Aegean Seas. Its circulation is highly variable and characterized by two main states: a cyclonic or an anticyclonic circulation. An indicator based on a combination of a standardized sea level average and of standardized Eddy Kinetic Energy, well checks these two different states.
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Ionian Sea Circulation
- Date (Creation)
- 1993-01-01
- Abstract
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The Ionian Sea is the crossroads of waters connecting the Western and the Eastern Mediterranean basins with the Adriatic and the Aegean Seas. Its circulation is highly variable and characterized by two main states: a cyclonic or an anticyclonic circulation. An indicator based on a combination of a standardized sea level average and of standardized Eddy Kinetic Energy, well checks these two different states.
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AVISO+
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role CNES
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Local service desk
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Centre de données ODATIS
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CDS-SAT-AVISO
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- Keywords
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Indicateurs océaniques
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Thèmatiques ODATIS
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Added-value products
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Remote sensing
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Cersat - Parameter
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Ocean currents
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Sea Surface Topography
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ODATIS aggregation parameters and Essential Variable names
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Sea surface height
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Currents
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- Use limitation
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Aucune condition ne s’applique
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- Other restrictions
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- Copyright
- Spatial representation type
- Grid
- Language
- Français
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- Oceans
- Begin date
- 1993-01-01
- Geometric object type
- Complex
- Distribution format
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Name Version
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name WWW:LINK
http://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/en/data/products/ocean-indicators-products/ionian-sea-circulation.html AVISO+
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- Dataset
- Statement
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The dominant low-frequency dynamic of the Ionian Sea over the last twenty years is characterized by a decadal oscillation of its circulation, with two rather different states associated with a circulation reversal in the Northern part of the Sea.
The "anticyclonic" state is characterized by an anticyclonic gyre in the Northern part of the Ionian basin. It is associated with a weak quasi-zonal jet crossing the Ionian Sea from West to East.
The "zonal-cyclonic" state is related to a reversal of this Northern gyre (which becomes cyclonic). Its associated with an intense current crossing the basin at its center.
Metadata
- File identifier
- 793b859e-e1e4-4ea6-94db-5bedba75f9c4
- Metadata language
- Français
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Language Character encoding English UTF8
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- UTF8
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- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2022-08-31T14:58:18.566Z
- Metadata standard name
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ISO 19115:2003/19139 - SEXTANT
- Metadata standard version
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1.0