Evidence of a dense water vein along the Libyan continental margin
Evidence of a dense water vein along the Libyan continental margin
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DOI：
10.5194/angeo-26-1-2008
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2008-02
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1.9
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G. Gasparini;A. Bonanno;S. Zgozi;G. Basilone;M. Borghini;G. Buscaino;A. Cuttitta;N. Essarbout;S. Mazzola;B. Patti;A. Ramadan;K. Schroeder;T. Bahri;F. Massa
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G. Gasparini;A. Bonanno;S. Zgozi;G. Basilone;M. Borghini;G. Buscaino;A. Cuttitta;N. Essarbout;S. Mazzola;B. Patti;A. Ramadan;K. Schroeder;T. Bahri;F. Massa
这是第一次有可能调查仍然鲜为人知的地中海东部地区，利比亚大陆边缘。2006年夏季进行的一次海洋学考察发现了一个重要而新颖的功能：一条密集的矿脉沿着大陆坡流动。本文描述了静脉演变与一些见解，其动态和运输的估计，其结果是可比的亚得里亚海深水生产率。瀑布般的水流进入陡峭的峡谷，切割大陆架，这表明矿脉可能在使爱奥尼亚海深层通风方面发挥重要作用。
For the first time it was possible to investigate a still poorly known region of the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Libyan continental margin. An oceanographic cruise, performed during summer 2006, revealed an important and novel feature: a dense vein flowing along the continental slope. The paper describes the vein evolution with some insights on its dynamic and furnishes an estimate of its transport, which results to be comparable with the Adriatic Deep Water production rate. The cascading into a steep canyon which incises the continental shelf suggests that the vein may play an important role in ventilating the deep layers of the Ionian Sea.