Filling of the Marmara Sea by the Dardanelles lower layer inflow (original) (raw)

Modeling the Dardanelles strait outflow plume using a coupled model system

2009

The ADvanced CIRCulation Model, ADCIRC, and the HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model, HYCOM, are coupled in the Northern Aegean Sea. Over its 62 km, the Dardanelles Strait connects the Aegean Sea to the Marmara Sea. The Dardanelles outflow spreads to the Aegean Sea as a buoyant plume showing seasonal characteristics. The unstructured nature of the ADCIRC mesh provides the resolution necessary

The circulation and hydrography of the Marmara Sea

Progress in Oceanography, 1994

... Although we do not have continuous wind data for this case, the winds recorded on board ship were from the southwest with speeds of 10-15ms-I. The reversal of the normal upper layer currents in alignment with the winds suggests a very rapid response to wind forcing. ...